Hello,
my router setup isn't quite working properly, DHCP isn't working correctly for guest accounts (and there may be other more subtle problems I haven't detected yet).
Setup:
- both RT-AC68U and RT-AC66U are running firmware 3.0.0.4.374_4561
- I have a cable modem connected to the WAN port on the RT-AC68U
- I have connected a local port on the RT-AC68U with a local port on the RT-AC66U (I recognize this setup may be incorrect, but it _mostly_ seems to work)
- Both of these routers are set to the default "Wireless router mode" (again, this setting may not be correct based on what I need to do)
- The SSID on both routers is identical BUT I have set the Wireless 'Control Channel' on both routers to different channel numbers (so they are no longer set to 'Auto'
- for the above setup to work, I found that I need to disable DHCP on the RT-AC66U router and only have DHCP enabled on the RT-AC68U router, however, a side effect of this is that Wireless guest access on the RT-AC66U does not work unless I temporarily enable DHCP on the RT-AC66U....
To be clear, the network with only the RT-AC68U was working fine, except for two problems:
- I needed to cover a larger physical area to support wireless connections
- I found that the RT-AC68U would occasionally require a reboot (there are lot of wireless devices, including IPTV units)
- so adding the second router in a different physical location, connected by a hard-wired RJ45 cable made a noticeable difference - larger physical wifi coverage area and no more router reboots
- BUT I have this DHCP problem with the wifi guest accounts (and like I said, there may be other more subtle problems that no one has noticed yet)
Most other router settings are the factory defaults, though I do want to set up an iTunes server and NAS server at some point very soon once the above is fixed and tested.
Please help.
Thanks!
my router setup isn't quite working properly, DHCP isn't working correctly for guest accounts (and there may be other more subtle problems I haven't detected yet).
Setup:
- both RT-AC68U and RT-AC66U are running firmware 3.0.0.4.374_4561
- I have a cable modem connected to the WAN port on the RT-AC68U
- I have connected a local port on the RT-AC68U with a local port on the RT-AC66U (I recognize this setup may be incorrect, but it _mostly_ seems to work)
- Both of these routers are set to the default "Wireless router mode" (again, this setting may not be correct based on what I need to do)
- The SSID on both routers is identical BUT I have set the Wireless 'Control Channel' on both routers to different channel numbers (so they are no longer set to 'Auto'
- for the above setup to work, I found that I need to disable DHCP on the RT-AC66U router and only have DHCP enabled on the RT-AC68U router, however, a side effect of this is that Wireless guest access on the RT-AC66U does not work unless I temporarily enable DHCP on the RT-AC66U....
To be clear, the network with only the RT-AC68U was working fine, except for two problems:
- I needed to cover a larger physical area to support wireless connections
- I found that the RT-AC68U would occasionally require a reboot (there are lot of wireless devices, including IPTV units)
- so adding the second router in a different physical location, connected by a hard-wired RJ45 cable made a noticeable difference - larger physical wifi coverage area and no more router reboots
- BUT I have this DHCP problem with the wifi guest accounts (and like I said, there may be other more subtle problems that no one has noticed yet)
Most other router settings are the factory defaults, though I do want to set up an iTunes server and NAS server at some point very soon once the above is fixed and tested.
Please help.
Thanks!
