Questions about setting up a WA7210N
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Questions about setting up a WA7210N
Model : TL-WA7210N
Hardware Version :
Firmware Version : 3.19.0 Build 140730 Rel.58003n
ISP : Cox
It would not let me enter the HW version, so I'll put it here:
WA7210N v2 00000000
I have a 50mbs cable connection from Cox into the house. I have it distributed via an Asus RT AC87U router, which works great for the house and yard. But I want to distribute that signal to a building about 200', through one brick wall. I purchased the subject antenna, WA7210N, and another Asus router (RT-AC1900P) to receive the signal from the 7210. I cannot run a cable to the other building. The 7210 will be used as a receiver of the WISP signal, mounted outside at the other building. Devices in the other building can see my AC87U signal, but just barely.
I got it all working by choosing the AP Client Router on the 7210, but it's very unstable as far as signal strength. One day it was 32mbs, the first day, and 3 days later the best I see is 2 or 3mbs, after multiple reboots and reconfigures. And even when the signal is good, the wifi side of the router only produces ~1/2 the speed that the lan side has. I have an old Netgear range extender in that building that is more consistent only (pulls about 5mbs, but all the time). I put the Beta Firmware update on the 7210, and things got worse. So I've gone back to the version listed above.
I've tried the Repeater/Range Extender mode but that did not work. After doing some reading in the User Guide and searching around this forum, Youtube, etc, it seems like the Client mode is what I need. So I reset the router (which I've done at least 10-15 times now!) and tried that. And the setup steps all seem to work the way they're suppose to, but I'm never able to get a connection to the internet after setting up that mode. I'm doing the setup work right next to the primary router, in the house, so a strong signal. I reset the LAN ipv4 properties to auto and leave the cable plugged into my laptop after the router reboots from the setup, but I never get connected. I hard coded the IP/subnet back in to ipv4 settings, but still no joy. I tried using a different ip address once, used WDS mode both ways, etc.
Here's the process I use to setup the Client Mode:
-Choose Client mode
-Click Survey button and choose the wifi signal I want
-Choose United States, accept user agreement (19dbm transmission power, Most Secure security mode)
-Enter the Wireless PW
-Leave everything defaulted (tried DHCP server both ways and tweaked the IP address once, no difference)
-reboot
-No connection
Any help would be appreciated as to what I may be doing wrong setting up the Client mode. It should get a connection with a Lan cable straight from the antenna to the computer, correct?
Thanks
Hardware Version :
Firmware Version : 3.19.0 Build 140730 Rel.58003n
ISP : Cox
It would not let me enter the HW version, so I'll put it here:
WA7210N v2 00000000
I have a 50mbs cable connection from Cox into the house. I have it distributed via an Asus RT AC87U router, which works great for the house and yard. But I want to distribute that signal to a building about 200', through one brick wall. I purchased the subject antenna, WA7210N, and another Asus router (RT-AC1900P) to receive the signal from the 7210. I cannot run a cable to the other building. The 7210 will be used as a receiver of the WISP signal, mounted outside at the other building. Devices in the other building can see my AC87U signal, but just barely.
I got it all working by choosing the AP Client Router on the 7210, but it's very unstable as far as signal strength. One day it was 32mbs, the first day, and 3 days later the best I see is 2 or 3mbs, after multiple reboots and reconfigures. And even when the signal is good, the wifi side of the router only produces ~1/2 the speed that the lan side has. I have an old Netgear range extender in that building that is more consistent only (pulls about 5mbs, but all the time). I put the Beta Firmware update on the 7210, and things got worse. So I've gone back to the version listed above.
I've tried the Repeater/Range Extender mode but that did not work. After doing some reading in the User Guide and searching around this forum, Youtube, etc, it seems like the Client mode is what I need. So I reset the router (which I've done at least 10-15 times now!) and tried that. And the setup steps all seem to work the way they're suppose to, but I'm never able to get a connection to the internet after setting up that mode. I'm doing the setup work right next to the primary router, in the house, so a strong signal. I reset the LAN ipv4 properties to auto and leave the cable plugged into my laptop after the router reboots from the setup, but I never get connected. I hard coded the IP/subnet back in to ipv4 settings, but still no joy. I tried using a different ip address once, used WDS mode both ways, etc.
Here's the process I use to setup the Client Mode:
-Choose Client mode
-Click Survey button and choose the wifi signal I want
-Choose United States, accept user agreement (19dbm transmission power, Most Secure security mode)
-Enter the Wireless PW
-Leave everything defaulted (tried DHCP server both ways and tweaked the IP address once, no difference)
-reboot
-No connection
Any help would be appreciated as to what I may be doing wrong setting up the Client mode. It should get a connection with a Lan cable straight from the antenna to the computer, correct?
Thanks