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Archer AX73 AX5400 Setup and Operation Mode

Archer AX73 AX5400 Setup and Operation Mode
Archer AX73 AX5400 Setup and Operation Mode
Monday - last edited Yesterday
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Model: Archer AX73  
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For context, my connection is NBN Australia, FTTP (fibre to the premises). The NTD (network termination device) is located in my garage.

 

My TP Link archer AX73 AX5400 WiFi router connects to the NTD via Cat 6 patch cable inserted into blue WAN port on the router. A second cat 6 patch cable connects the router to my desktop PC (both located in a spare bedroom upstairs).

 

I can, if I wish, connect my PC to the router wirelessly, however, because of the close proximity I chose a wired connection.

 

In the same upstairs room is a wireless printer.

 

Downstairs I have four devices that connect wirelessly to the router; 2×mobile (cellular) phones, 1×laptop, and 1×smart TV

 

Here is my first issue; setting up the TP Link router was less than straightforward. If I choose Australia NBN in the limited list of ISPs the VLAN ID defaults to 100 and I can't change this to 2, which is my current ISP's VLAN ID. The only way around this was to choose Custom Mode and input the all of the relevant information manually.

 

VLAN ID=100 is restricted to three ISPs in Australia.

 

Second issue; In Advanced Settings, if I choose Router Mode I can't get an internet connection (led=red). In Access Point Mode it connects and works OK. I don't have a mesh system nor a second router in operation, why is Router Mode unavailable to me?

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Monday - last edited Yesterday

FrankM6152 wrote

 

Here is my first issue; setting up the TP Link router was less than straightforward. If I choose Australia NBN in the limited list of ISPs the VLAN ID defaults to 100 and I can't change this to 2, which is my current ISP's VLAN ID. The only way around this was to choose Custom Mode and input the all of the relevant information manually.

 

  @FrankM6152 

 

Hi,

 

Yes, Custom Mode is the way to do it. It would be the same on any other TP-Link router.

 

FrankM6152 wrote

 

Second issue; In Advanced Settings, if I choose Router Mode I can't get an internet connection (led=red). In Access Point Mode it connects and works OK. I don't have a mesh system nor a second router in operation, why is Router Mode unavailable to me?

 

In Access Point Mode the router won't do any sort of user authentication and also there is no VLAN ID setting.

 

If you connect your PC directly to the Ethernet cable coming from the NTD, can that PC then access the Internet right away? I mean without setting up a dial-up connection or VLAN ID?

 

Anyway, I recommend you look up your service provider on the following webpage and see if the information provided is of any help.

https://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/vdsl2_modem_routers_isp_settings

 

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Monday - last edited Yesterday

FrankM6152 wrote

 

Here is my first issue; setting up the TP Link router was less than straightforward. If I choose Australia NBN in the limited list of ISPs the VLAN ID defaults to 100 and I can't change this to 2, which is my current ISP's VLAN ID. The only way around this was to choose Custom Mode and input the all of the relevant information manually.

 

  @FrankM6152 

 

Hi,

 

Yes, Custom Mode is the way to do it. It would be the same on any other TP-Link router.

 

FrankM6152 wrote

 

Second issue; In Advanced Settings, if I choose Router Mode I can't get an internet connection (led=red). In Access Point Mode it connects and works OK. I don't have a mesh system nor a second router in operation, why is Router Mode unavailable to me?

 

In Access Point Mode the router won't do any sort of user authentication and also there is no VLAN ID setting.

 

If you connect your PC directly to the Ethernet cable coming from the NTD, can that PC then access the Internet right away? I mean without setting up a dial-up connection or VLAN ID?

 

Anyway, I recommend you look up your service provider on the following webpage and see if the information provided is of any help.

https://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/vdsl2_modem_routers_isp_settings

 

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woozle wrote

FrankM6152 wrote

 

Here is my first issue; setting up the TP Link router was less than straightforward. If I choose Australia NBN in the limited list of ISPs the VLAN ID defaults to 100 and I can't change this to 2, which is my current ISP's VLAN ID. The only way around this was to choose Custom Mode and input the all of the relevant information manually.

 

  @FrankM6152 

 

Hi,

 

Yes, Custom Mode is the way to do it. It would be the same on any other TP-Link router.

 

FrankM6152 wrote

 

Second issue; In Advanced Settings, if I choose Router Mode I can't get an internet connection (led=red). In Access Point Mode it connects and works OK. I don't have a mesh system nor a second router in operation, why is Router Mode unavailable to me?

 

In Access Point Mode the router won't do any sort of user authentication and also there is no VLAN ID setting.

 

If you connect your PC directly to the Ethernet cable coming from the NTD, can that PC then access the Internet right away? I mean without setting up a dial-up connection or VLAN ID?

 

Anyway, I recommend you look up your service provider on the following webpage and see if the information provided is of any help.

https://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/vdsl2_modem_routers_isp_settings

 

  @woozle 

Thanks for the response,

Custom Mode certainly did the trick, but I wonder why Quick Setup didn't? Had it not been for the VLAN ID it would have gone very smoothly with Quick Setup.

 

If you connect your PC directly to the Ethernet cable coming from the NTD, can that PC then access the Internet right away? I mean without setting up a dial-up connection or VLAN ID?

Yes, it worked without batting an eyelid. I checked on a couple of web pages and it loaded them immediately.

 

Anyway, I recommend you look up your service provider on the following webpage and see if the information provided is of any help.

https://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/vdsl2_modem_routers_isp_settings

I'd already done that, that's how I determined that VLAN ID=100 only applied to three ISPs here in Australia, and not to mine, which is VLAN ID=2

 

All is good now, thank you.

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