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AP Mode Vs Router Mode—both seem to work
Just installed a new R7800 router. Set it up initially using default settings. I connected it to my modem with an Ethernet cable. All works as expected. Although…my modem is also a router. So what I had was a modem/router with DHCP enabled, and the R7800 with DHCP enabled. The modem/router happily gave the R7800 an IP address (192.168.1.xx) and the R7800 happily gave the devices connected to it by WiFi their own IP addresses, from a different series (10.0.0.xx). Everything worked fine. Then I read in the user manual that with the system I had, with the R7800 connected to a router, I should really be configuring the R7800 in AP Mode, not Router Mode. So, I did this, changed to AP Mode—and everything is working fine. Still. The difference is that the devices on the R7800's WiFi network now have IP addresses allocated by the modem/router, in the 192.168.1.xx series. As far as I can tell both set-ups function. But being of an **bleep** disposition I'd like to know if there are any advantages or disadvantages of the two methods. Since everything seemed to work fine with the R7800 in Router Mode, why is AP Mode even offered? Any thoughts?Solved56KViews0likes6Comments