Router is unable to filter MAC address of router(to be bridged) in Range Extender mode
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Router Operating Mode - Range Extender
I have 3 routers in my house:
A. Main router (Isp)
B. WR841N (Range Extender Mode connected to the Main router)
C. WR740N (Access Point connected via wire to WR841N for further network expansion)
Note:
1. Wireless broadcast is enabled for all them.
2. All have same SSID and password.
Network Figure:
A (ISP Router) -------------> (wireless bridge) B ------------> (wired Access Point) C
Detail explanation of problem :
In an active network where all routers are working properly, if the router A is switched off (or reboot) then the router B connects to router C. After this, again if router A is switched ON then the router B does not establishes connection with router A and in turn network fails.
In settings of router B i.e WR-841N, the MAC address of the router A is clearly mentioned but it fails to recognize the routers by mac address.
The router WR-841N only recognizes the router/access point (to be bridged) by SSID only and not by MAC address which creates this problem of connecting to different access point with same SSID & password but different mac address in absence of the main router.
For now I using 2 different SSID for the network to distinguish between the main wireless broadcast and access point broadcast.
How can I make this network successful without creating 2 different SSID in the house?
