Pair of Archer C2 routers - how do I set up WDS bridge?
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Pair of Archer C2 routers - how do I set up WDS bridge?
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I have followed the instructions found on these pages:
http://www.tp-link.com/us/faq-440.html
http://www.tp-link.com/us/faq-227.html
but I have not been able to establish a WDS bridge link between two brand new Archer C2 (AC750) routers.
Router #1 (Main router) is configured to do PPPoe (to a DSL modem connected to WAN port).
Router #2 (Remote router) is connected via LAN port to a desktop PC. Nothing is connected to WAN port. I have no idea how to set the WAN port (dynamic IP? Static IP?). Wireless survey on Remote router shows the Main router (using 2.4 ghz band).
I set the wireless authentication / encryption for both routers to the same setting (WPA2-PSK personal, AES) . I enter a simple password on both routers. I set the LAN ip for the Main router to 192.168.2.1. I set the LAN ip for the Remote router to 192.168.2.2. I disable DHCP, NAT and uPnP on the Remote router.
I enabled WDS on the Remote router. I perform a wireless scan and I can see the Main router. I press the Connect button associated with the Main router. I get no error message, I get nothing to tell me that the router has or has not connected to the Main router.
On the Wireless Statistics page of the Remote router, I see mostly nothing (wireless stations currently connected: 0) but sometimes I see 1 connection (itself?).
On the Wireless Statistics page of the Main router, I see mostly nothing (wireless stations currently connected: 0) but sometimes I see 1 connection (again - itself?)
If the bridge connection is working, how is that indicated? On what page of the web interface? Also, nothing shows in the system log that a bridge connection was attempted or successful / unsuccessful.
I do not have WDS bridging enables on the Main router - should I? I think WDS bridging is only set on the client router - in my case the Remote router.
I seem to be able to ping the IP address of the Remote router from a PC connected to the Main router, and vice-versa, but I can't ping a PC connected to the Remote router from a PC on the Main router, and vice-versa. Is this a routing issue? It shouldn't be, since all IP's of all devices are on the same /24 subnet.
Any ideas here?
I don't intend to have any wifi devices connected to the Remote router - only hard-wired devices connected to the LAN ports of the Remote router.
Hardware Version :
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I have followed the instructions found on these pages:
http://www.tp-link.com/us/faq-440.html
http://www.tp-link.com/us/faq-227.html
but I have not been able to establish a WDS bridge link between two brand new Archer C2 (AC750) routers.
Router #1 (Main router) is configured to do PPPoe (to a DSL modem connected to WAN port).
Router #2 (Remote router) is connected via LAN port to a desktop PC. Nothing is connected to WAN port. I have no idea how to set the WAN port (dynamic IP? Static IP?). Wireless survey on Remote router shows the Main router (using 2.4 ghz band).
I set the wireless authentication / encryption for both routers to the same setting (WPA2-PSK personal, AES) . I enter a simple password on both routers. I set the LAN ip for the Main router to 192.168.2.1. I set the LAN ip for the Remote router to 192.168.2.2. I disable DHCP, NAT and uPnP on the Remote router.
I enabled WDS on the Remote router. I perform a wireless scan and I can see the Main router. I press the Connect button associated with the Main router. I get no error message, I get nothing to tell me that the router has or has not connected to the Main router.
On the Wireless Statistics page of the Remote router, I see mostly nothing (wireless stations currently connected: 0) but sometimes I see 1 connection (itself?).
On the Wireless Statistics page of the Main router, I see mostly nothing (wireless stations currently connected: 0) but sometimes I see 1 connection (again - itself?)
If the bridge connection is working, how is that indicated? On what page of the web interface? Also, nothing shows in the system log that a bridge connection was attempted or successful / unsuccessful.
I do not have WDS bridging enables on the Main router - should I? I think WDS bridging is only set on the client router - in my case the Remote router.
I seem to be able to ping the IP address of the Remote router from a PC connected to the Main router, and vice-versa, but I can't ping a PC connected to the Remote router from a PC on the Main router, and vice-versa. Is this a routing issue? It shouldn't be, since all IP's of all devices are on the same /24 subnet.
Any ideas here?
I don't intend to have any wifi devices connected to the Remote router - only hard-wired devices connected to the LAN ports of the Remote router.
