Archer C7 as Wired AP/Bridge?
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Archer C7 as Wired AP/Bridge?
Region : Argentina
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version :
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I have spent the last three hours reading and testing configs to set up a Wired AP bridge like this:
[Main(Netgear)router (DHCP, no wifi)]-----cat5----[Tp-Link Archer C7 (Wifi, mac filter)]- - - - [((wifi)) devices & wired devices]
On my Cisco/linksys/WD routers, it is called "Bridge Mode." I do not want a wireless bridge between the TP-Link and the main DHCP (Netgear) router. I would like to set up the tp-link as an AP (with MAC filtering), but hand off DHCP to the main router through cat5 - just like my other routers. I have wifi devices that require being on the same subnet, so I need the TP-link *not* be on a different subnet of the network/on its own network.
Also, the instructions here will not work as the Archer 7 comes back with "Error code: 5008 WAN IP address and LAN IP address cannot be in a same subnet. Please input another IP address."
I see that dd-wrt (and Gargoyle) have the above configuration that I want up and running, but I would really prefer to stick with stock firmware. I feel like there is some little thing I am missing to get the TP-link working as desired.
On a related note, is there anywhere on this forum where we can request features to be added/changed in the stock firmware? For instance, the MAC addresses *must* be entered in dash format (01-23-45-ab-cd-ef) instead of colon format (01:23:45:ab:cd:ef), or bare format (012345abcdef) in the MAC filtering section. Very inconvenient if you are adding lots of devices (otherwise you could copy and paste the info from other routers)!
I have read that this router is excellent for wifi connections, so I am excited to give it a try! Thanks in advance for any and all assistance!
Firmware Version:
3.14.2 Build 150304 Rel.58409n
Hardware Version:
Archer C7 v2 00000000
Model : TL-WDR4300
Hardware Version :
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I have spent the last three hours reading and testing configs to set up a Wired AP bridge like this:
[Main(Netgear)router (DHCP, no wifi)]-----cat5----[Tp-Link Archer C7 (Wifi, mac filter)]- - - - [((wifi)) devices & wired devices]
On my Cisco/linksys/WD routers, it is called "Bridge Mode." I do not want a wireless bridge between the TP-Link and the main DHCP (Netgear) router. I would like to set up the tp-link as an AP (with MAC filtering), but hand off DHCP to the main router through cat5 - just like my other routers. I have wifi devices that require being on the same subnet, so I need the TP-link *not* be on a different subnet of the network/on its own network.
Also, the instructions here will not work as the Archer 7 comes back with "Error code: 5008 WAN IP address and LAN IP address cannot be in a same subnet. Please input another IP address."
I see that dd-wrt (and Gargoyle) have the above configuration that I want up and running, but I would really prefer to stick with stock firmware. I feel like there is some little thing I am missing to get the TP-link working as desired.
On a related note, is there anywhere on this forum where we can request features to be added/changed in the stock firmware? For instance, the MAC addresses *must* be entered in dash format (01-23-45-ab-cd-ef) instead of colon format (01:23:45:ab:cd:ef), or bare format (012345abcdef) in the MAC filtering section. Very inconvenient if you are adding lots of devices (otherwise you could copy and paste the info from other routers)!
I have read that this router is excellent for wifi connections, so I am excited to give it a try! Thanks in advance for any and all assistance!
Firmware Version:
3.14.2 Build 150304 Rel.58409n
Hardware Version:
Archer C7 v2 00000000
