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hi i have an old router from FlyingVoice it's the g801, i need to use that router as a wireless access point, i have alredy tried to set an IP in the range of the main router and i have disabled the DHCP in the g801. when i connect a pc nothing bad happens but when i connect the secondary router to the main one i lose internet connection throughout the whole network, the main router report a 100 Mb traffic all from the secondary router and the cpu goes to 100% i can't figure out where i have done something wrong. thank you PS: i can send photos in case you need

I'm looking to extend my WIFI about 200ft from my cabin to my friend's cabin who is just across a small pond with a clear line of sight. My internet is not great as I could only get Hughesnet, which gives me only 25mb/3mb. We don't really care about streaming movies or TV, etc., but we do like the ability to use WIFI Calling since we have no phone service here. Any recommendations for an outdoor directional AP that would be a good and reasonable fit for such a setup? Considering the receiving devices from my friend's cabin such as his phone will have weak transmitting power to send back, would we need to mount two directional APs? (I assume this would be a point to point connection) I really don't want to put a lot of money into it since the speeds provided by Hughesnet are so slow, especially the upload. I wish StarLink was available here.

Hello all. Longtime viewer, first time poster. I’ve recently taken over IT for a private medical practice with a fairly high (75) amount of staff. In the past few months I’ve replaced an older generation Dell Sonicwall with a gen 7 model (TZ 270) and replaced their ancient Rukus APs with 3 UniFi AP-AC-Pros which I manage through the UniFi controller software on the PC that hosts our server VMs. I’ve set it all up through the 2 existing ZyXEL GS1910-48 switches running firmware 2.0 (the most recent version I can find in their website, though they’ve reached EoL) I’ve built the main and guest networks on both the Sonicwall and the UniFi panel and everything works fine. My problem lies in VLANs. I’d like to add a 3rd network for a specific group of staff primarily using wireless devices that is completely isolated from our production network. I’ve created the VLAN under X0 in the Sonicwall and created the DHCP lease scope, then allowed the VLAN tag through the port of the AP I’m using for testing on the switch, then finally created the Network in UniFi using the VLAN only checkbox and assigning its tag. Once completed, I have a broadcasting network that can’t connect to internet or even give an IP address. Is there a step I’m missing somewhere? Feels like I’m close but a step or two off. I’d appreciate any ideas you have, as I’m at a loss.

Hello guys, I would like to improve the coverage and strength of my Wi-Fi signal around my house by adding an AP .The problem is that due to the business/enterprise oriented purpose of these devices paired with the fact that they are usually bought in large quantities , the price for a single unit dedicated device is a little too much for my wallet right now. Repeaters won't do it for me, drop outs, latency and lack of strength all things I try to avoid. Browsing the internet I found out that you can use another router running as an AP so I went back to looking for routers since they are cheaper but I couldn't find one whose specs said it can run as an AP. My question to you is: Is running a router as an AP a general feature that all routers have so the manufacturer didn't bother to write it in the spec sheet? or is it really rare that a router can do this? I checked my router's settings but couldn't find anything resembling AP settings. Is this that can be configured in software or is the AP functionality hardware dependent. What should i look for in a router to make sure it can run as an AP? I do not live in NA and my options in terms of brands and models are limited so I would be very thankful if you could teach me how to look for a router that can do an AP's job.

So I'm trying to set up a router/AP thing so that I can connect multiple devices to it, and then the network the router is connected to will only see one device, not the individual users. For some background; my brother lives in an apartment shared among 4 people, but their internet is provided through a wireless AP in the hallway, shared among multiple apartments. The provider only allows 4 devices per apartment (assholes) and obviously they have more than that. There's an Ethernet jack (which works) in one of the rooms, so I was hoping to connect a dedicated AP to that in the hopes that the network will only see that connection, and not the devices connected to that AP. To do this, will I be able to just leave DHCP enabled and let the router figure things out itself, or will I need to mess with things a little?

I am following this guide https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/UniFi/UniFi_AP_QSG.pdf provided by Ubiquiti to mount my new AP, but I don't have a "ceiling tile". I am in a home and I just have a ceiling with an attic above it. Looking at the section where I am supposed to put the ceiling backing plate on one side of the "ceiling tile" and the mounting bracket on the other side, how am I to do this with a normal house ceiling?

I am looking for something like the ubiquiti WAPs linus uses (like these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015PR20GY/ref=crt_ewc_title_dp_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AXZ9GN0Z8UG6 ) on amazon (US). These would work, but I'm wondering if there is anything less expensive somebody can point out. I am looking for white, ceiling mountable, and AC. Thanks.

Hello there guys, I need a reaaaally small, portable, low power AP for a project I am working on. I do not need it to have any connectivity to the internet, I just need it to be able to have WiFi capabilities, and one ethernet output, so someone could connect to it wirelessly, and connect to the IP of another device, that will be connected through ethernet on that wifi point. Any suggestions, or what to search for? Thank you very much, Ryzen is awesome

In short, here's how my home network works - It is a leased line connection. My wifi router (DLink) is connected as an access point. the same connection has several access points. The network spreads in my whole colony. Is it possible to make it such that devices on my AP cannot be accessed by devices on the other AP's. Spesifically stuff like chromecasts and wireless printers (mainly)....

i'm not very good with networking, but I need a wireless access point, i would love it to be plug and play though, what is the best one out there? Also my price range is around 20 to 40 GBP

Hi, Im trying to access the web interface of a AP from 3com model AP9152 but the browser returns error do access. I can ping the ip and log in via telnet. I ran a port scan and turns out that only port 23 is open. Is there a way i can open a port to access the web interface? thanks

basically I have virgin broadband (co-ax) and been using an Archer V600 router as an AP, but it's essentially been working as a switch with my PC and CCTV hardwired i have all my other equipment hard wired to my virgin router upstairs, Devices such as Sky Q can't be found when i'm using my AP(because its looking for my STB that's connected to the router) downstairs and the AP router also has a USB slot for media but my devices upstairs can't access that without connecting to the AP (which is much further away than the main router), is there a way to sort of use my secondary router (current AP) as a bridge that boosts the wifi downstairs acts as a switch to my PC that's hardwired into it and also lets me share my media on my router with the equipment connected to the other router. sorry for the long post just wanted to see what i could do before exploring a Switch and NAS setup I have tried to use a bridge setup on my router but it can't find the broadband from the Ethernet in the WAN SLoT so im not sure if its possible

Apologizes in advance if this is not the correct place to post about network setup; if not, I'll remove this post and move to somewhere else. Hello, I came back for the holidays, and found that family home's wifi network solution is a mess. The house is relatively large which is more tall than wide (with a mix of concrete, marble and wood floors/walls). Our house is supposedly connected with fibre optics 1000M. Objective: I'm trying to revamp this such that the entire house has relatively high speeds. Because the people who commonly live in this home are old folks, I want to try and have a single network, with single SSID. Issue: Coverage for the entire house is difficult, and both the new and old routers can only cover the floor that it's on, and a bit up/down the leading staircases. Mix of concrete, marble and wood floors, as well as a 'jagged' layout makes it even more difficult. Extreme newbie in regards to networking. Key: | : Staircase - : Floor (length relative to one another) M: ISP issued Modem (can NOT move) E1: (OLD) Wifi Extender Netgear WN2500RP WiFi Range Extenders (https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-range-extenders/WN2500RP.aspx) E2: (NEW) Wifi Extender Netgear Nighthawk X4 Tri-Band Wifi Mesh Extender AC2200, EX7500-100UKS (https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-range-extenders/ex7500.aspx) R1: (OLD) Wifi Router Asus RT-AC87U Dual band WiFi Router (https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RTAC87U/) R2: (NEW) Wifi Router Tri Band AC5300 Tri-band WiFi Gaming router (https://www.asus.com/Networking/ROG-Rapture-GT-AC5300/) 2012 setup (side view): 4th floor: -------E1------ | 3nd floor: --------------- | 2nd floor: -------R1------ | 1st floor: E1 --------------------- | Ground floor: M---------------------- Note: Each 'floor' doesn't have the same floor space; in fact most of the upper floors are 1/3-1/2 of the full size 1st/ground floors. Thus, we have this awkward 'jagged' layout; I tried to depict the relative length of each floor and their position to the central staircase as best as possible. The router (2nd floor) is connected to the modem (ground floor) through an opening on the second floor, with a max speed of 100 MB (I'm not sure why this is, and if it's connected directly to the modem or some switch or something; but I can ask). We have now 2 additional wifi-extenders (which I originally was going to just replace the old extenders with), as well as a new router(R2) my brother bought sometime this past year. I want to look at some alternative setups, like maybe using my old router (R1) as an Access Point: 2018/2019 setup with old router as AP (side view): 4th floor: -------E1------ | 3nd floor: --------------- | 2nd floor: -------R1(AP)------ | 1st floor: E2 --------------------- | Ground floor: M + R2 ----------------- Or perhaps looking into setting up extenders on every floor. Again, from how I understand it the ISP people said that the router on the second floor is connected to the modem (not sure if directly) but can only get a maximum of 100mb, while a router on the ground floor that is connected directly to the modem with an ethernet line can get 400+mbps easily: 2018/2019 setup with daisy chaining extenders (side view): 4th floor: -------E1------ | 3nd floor: E1 --------------- | 2nd floor: -------E2------ | 1st floor: E2 --------------------- | Ground floor: M + R2 --------------- Or should I just give up and think of having two separate networks with different SSIDs (assuming I set set 2.4, and 5ghz bands to same SSID). Again, knowing that R1 will always have a default speed of 100 mb. This would make setting up easier, but not what I originally hoped for with a single network with 1 SSID. 2018/2019 setup with two routers(side view): 4th floor: -------E1------ | 3nd floor: E1 --------------- | 2nd floor: -------R1------ | 1st floor: E2 --------------------- | Ground floor: M + R2 ----------------- I'm trying to read up on network setups, but there's a lot of terminology that I'm just getting confused with, and still don't know how to approach planning this network setup with what I have, given the floor setup. I would love to have any suggestions from others to obtain the maximum possible speeds achievable for wi-fi (our home really only has one desktop for gaming on the 2nd floor, but priority is wi-fi everyone in the house). For reference again, this is everything I have (can go out and buy more equipment, but I would prefer to use the things that I have): 2x Netgear WN2500RP WiFi Range Extenders (https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-range-extenders/WN2500RP.aspx) 2x Netgear Nighthawk X4 Tri-Band Wifi Mesh Extender AC2200, EX7500-100UKS (https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-range-extenders/ex7500.aspx) 1x Asus RT-AC87U Dual band WiFi Router (https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RTAC87U/) 1x AC5300 Tri-band WiFi Gaming router (https://www.asus.com/Networking/ROG-Rapture-GT-AC5300/)

Hello again. I'm ordering a access point today/monday to test out if 1 AP covers enough of the rooms (entire 1. floor) or if I should do 2 APs each floor. Ubiquiti have this new nanoHD that looks similar to the AC-PRO, have a smaler size and higher speed (1300 vs. 1733), and about the identical price. Its also something about a 3x3 vs 4x4 MIMO (?), loosing the secondary port (?), and not being able to aggregate (?). I were kinda ready to jump on the nanoHD for future proofing reasons - until I unfortunately read the YT comments and got scared by big words and stuff. Little info about what the use will be: - Normal home stuff. There will be plenty cat6 outlets everywhere to drive desktop PCs and internett TVs. Only laptops and phones will use wireless, maybe 1 PS4. - There will be 2xcat6 available for each AP. - Minimum 3 APs will be installed. So the question is, which to chose. // Homesites to the two APs below: https://unifi-nanohd.ubnt.com/ https://www.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-ap-ac-pro/ //

I recently bought an ASUS ROG Maximus X Code. But the Wi-Fi network adapter does not let me make an Access Point by any means or software. The Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter, according to Windows, is not compatible with that adapter. Realtek 8822BE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC Driver version 2023.55.415.2017 (The latest, according to the official ASUS website) Windows 10 1803 17134.228 Perhaps Asus eliminated the possibility of making Hotspots in this product? Translated from Spanish in Google Translate

I've heard a lot of terms thrown around while looking into this but seems to be that I'm out of my depth here with networking. (not my specialty) I have two Huawei routers. One spare from an old connection (HG8246H), and another that was set up for our wifi last week (HG8245W5). My updstairs roommates can't access the wifi so I'm trying to use the spare to set up an Access point for them with an ethernet cable. Could someone offer some help? Edit: The main issue seems to be that the WAN page doesnt show me anything and doesnt offer any options to create either

I want to run Wi-Fi in my house and use APs to extend the range of my Wi-Fi so i can get it around the inside and outside of my house. But don't want to sacrifice speed.

Pretty simple: If I have WiFi 6 mesh network hub things but a WiFi 5 router, can I still use the WiFi 6 capabilities of the mesh network? Thanks.

Hey everyone, A friend gave me the Cisco air-ap2702i-uxk9 wireless Access Point. It's brand new, but I'm having hard time setting it up, and to be honest I'm not sure if it's even possible to do at home. From my research and Cisco's own documentation, it appears that these APs are designed to only work with other Cisco equipment, like their Wireless Lan Controller. So I can connect it to my router (Asus RT-AC68P) and I see it on my network, I can assign a static IP to it (as recommended in the manual), and then in theory I should be able to point my browser to that IP and get into GUI to continue set up, but when I try that I only get an error "404 Not Found". Does anyone have any experience with those? Should I even bother? Range is the most important thing to me at the time as I have to use repeaters at some areas of my house and property. Are those APs any good anyway? Any advice would be awesome. I also read that there is a possibility of flashing a different firmware to make it work, but it's apparently impossible to get without an active Cisco contract. Thanks guys, d.

Anybody with more knowledge than me know how the WRT32X would compare to a Ubiquti AP-AC-PRO or AP-HD? I've got an AP-AC-PRO right now and love the advanced features. I do networking as a career and I like tinkering with the UniFi controller on my downtime but I have a couple random problems with Ubiquiti products that make it a pain. All my 2.4Ghz devices have internet access for one but can't see anything on the 5Ghz or Ethernet networks.

So I wanted to blanket my property with wifi, I had a asus rt-ac68, I put that in the guest house (it's around 400-500 ft away from main house) and then I bought a asus ac-87 for my main house I set up the 68 to ap mode and the 87 as the main, changed the ip addresses i get an impressive coverage, however I noticed that I don't get a seamless transition, sometimes I have to disconnect it and reconnect, have no experience w wireless networking so a learning experience, and noticed that I have two available connections, I thought it would've been the same? How would I get it to have better transitions and would I have any problems with the wifi competing?

I'm looking for help picking a wifi router/ap for my new house. I'm renting and cannot run wires. I normally use powerline adapters but my new place has afci breakers that are tripped from them. It's a 2 story house. I am looking at the asus rt-ac5300 but don't want to spend the money if it's not going to reach everything. Any thoughts or ideas? thanks

hi , i just build a new pfsense router i get it for pretty cheap 30$ complete working pc but , the motherboard didnt have a wifi slot , and the pci on motherboard i use for a intel lan card so do you have a solution of best bang for the buck for a new/refurb/used ap ? i prefered for a 2.4ghz and 5 ghz , but 2.4ghz will work fine i have only $50 bucks currently im using linksys e2500 in bridge mode , do you thing that's better ?

So, a few years ago, I bought a mini access point in Japan for personal use. Back then, I didn't cared about security so I left the SSID unprotected but would love to enable a password (WPA2) so that my neighbours won't use my wifi. The only problem is that the manual is in Japanese thus I do not understand anything. Below are links for the access point and its manual. http://logitec.co.jp/products/wlan/lanw150nap/index.php - AP info https://www.logitec.co.jp/MANUAL/lanw150nap_um_v01.pdf - Manual The problem i'm having is that I can't access the UI to enable the password. I have set my PC's IP to 192.168.2.101 and the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0 and tried entering https://192.168.2.200/ into Microsoft Edge and nothing happens. If I'm not mistaken, that's what the manual says. Anyone who has similar or the same product please help me or anyone who is an expert in access points please help. Thanks in advance.

Hi all, I've got a shed that has an an ethernet cable wired through to the house and I would like to set up a more reliable wifi signal down there. I've got two options: buy something cheap and use it in the shed, or buy something decent and use it in the house, moving the AP in the house to the shed. There are a few laptops and phones connected to the wifi in the house but nothing is particularly heavy use - though personally I'd like my laptop to be able to transfer files across the network at more than a few megabytes per second if it's not too expensive. The AP we have is fine, just not brilliant; BT HomeHub 5 used as an AP not as a router. If I go with the cheap option, I'd be looking at spending £30 or less. For expensive, I'd probably cap at about £100 as I don't use wifi too much myself - but may think about using Nvidia GameStream over wifi in the future. In summary: AC or N? Dual band or single band? Any brands to avoid, any brands to go for? Thanks.