Can I use AiCloud services behind another router?
Could you please share the screen shoots of your option 2 setup? Thanks.Option 2) Leave it in router mode. Plug a cable from the ASUS WAN port to any of the Comcast's LAN ports. Assign a static IP to the ASUS modem from the Comcast modem configuration use (192.168.1.10), for the sake of the example Im going to be specific with IP numbers. Configure the ASUS router as 192.168.2.1, subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and set the Gateway to 192.168.1.1 (the comcast router), plug in your DNS servers. Disable the firewall on the ASUS router. Configure your wireless networks on the ASUS router. Now if your comcast router supports static routes, add a static route of 192.168.2.0, 255.255.255.0, 192.168.1.10, if it supports port forwarding find out the ports that AiCloud uses and forward them to 192.168.1.10. **If Comcast Router doesn't support these advanced settings, I want to note that if you buy a cable modem with a router built in, it will support these options and everything I said here, will allow your Asus router to work in router mode, and give you AiCloud support. I had a problem with the RT-AC66 being unstable when it had wired connections, so I grabbed Linksys, connected the Wan port to the internet, and all my wired connections to the linksys, leaving one port open to connect the Asus router, and did all the following steps above and it made both routers work like a dream, over 5 months without a single disconnect, its the most stable wifi network I've ever had. I just exchanged the RT-AC66 for the RT-AC68 today (using my 2 year extended replacement plan I bought from bestbuy) so I will test to see if I can run it solo but if not I know this dual router option will work like a dream..
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