Hello @chrisjenkins ,

Welcome to our community.

In Access Point mode, some features may no longer be supported. For more details, please refer to What’s the difference between the Access Point Mode and Router Mode on the TP-Link wireless router?

Thanks for your suggestion, and hope you have a nice day~

Hello @chrisjenkins ,

Yes, most routers do not support QoS features in Access Point mode.

If you cannot see the QoS feature after setting Access Point mode, this is usually normal.

The list below will let you figure out which functions can be supported by Router Mode/ Wireless Access Point Mode:

Note: It’s suggested to check the exact functions on the router’s Web UI as functions under AP mode may vary from different TP-Link devices

 @chrisjenkins 

In TP-Link Archer AX72, this behavior is actually expected. When the router is switched to Access Point (AP) Mode, several routing-related features such as QoS, bandwidth control, parental controls, and NAT functions are usually disabled. These features typically work only when the device is operating in Router Mode, because traffic management must be handled by the main router in the network.

If you need device prioritization or QoS, you may need to run the AX72 in Router Mode, or configure those settings on the main router/gateway that is managing the internet connection.

It would definitely be useful if future firmware updates could allow limited QoS or device prioritization in AP mode, especially for users who use the AX72 as a secondary access point.