WDS Bridging guest network?
I have an old Archer C7 AC1750 and I was told to use WDS Bridging function to connect to the main router a TP-Link AX21.
I had wanted to use the C7 as a wifi extender but was told by TP-Link employee that that wasn't possible.
I followed the steps in https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/440/
I have turned on the guest network on the AX21, and I am bridging to that guest network.
I have left the C7's SSID as the default TP-LINK_D902.
Changed the C7's wifi password to match the AX21 guest network's wifi password.
Doesn't WDS Bridging work for the guest network on the main router?
I get the error message Disconnected / IP configuration failure. on my smartphone.
Network status shows WDS is down.
Why isn't WDS Bridging working so that my smartphone can connect to the internet?
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This is the correct guide for configuring WDS on Archer C7 - it's similar to a Range Extender mode in some other router models.
Make sure that:
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Thank you.
That other guide which seems more specific to the C7 and was linked by TP-Link employee Ryan in his reply to my other post also has the same basic steps.
I followed it exactly. I set the C7's IP to 192.168.0.2 The AX21's IP address is 192.168.0.1
Unfortunately, the WDS status in the Status tab of the web browser GUI always show Init which means it is down.
I am wondering whether since the AX21 itself is apparently not capable of doing WDS Bridging and so that is why the Archer C7 isn't able to communicate with the AX21 for WDS Bridging.
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That's most probable reason because I tried building WDS with some AX series routers and I wasn't able to build a WDS as well.
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I didn't even know that AX21 doesn't have WDS Bridging option.
It was only after Googling TP-Link WDS Bridging that I read someone complaining that his AX21 doesn't have the WDS Bridging option in the firmware.
I bought the AX21 because several websites had reviews saying that it was a good budget router.
Oh well. At least I have the RE305 wifi extender, but I was hoping to make use of the Archer C7.
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To build a WDS only one of the routers suffice to have this option (C7 in your case).
The problem is that not always WDS can be built successfuly due to a different reasons as I already posted.
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terziyski wrote
To build a WDS only one of the routers suffice to have this option (C7 in your case).
The problem is that not always WDS can bebuild successfuly due to a different reasons as I already posted.
Right.
But I don't think it is a coincidence that WDS Bridging fails with the AX21 on one end.
It should work as it is a much newer router.
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I would say the same about AX21 - " good budget router ".
I personally use AX20 which is quite similar to AX21. AX21 even has a new case design which disipates heat more effectivly.
You can still use your C7 as an access point - here's how. This involves an ethernet cable between AX21 and C7 though.
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terziyski wrote
I would say the same about AX21 - " good budget router ".
I personally use AX20 which is quite similar to AX21. AX21 even has a new case design which disipates heat more effectivly.
You can still use your C7 as an access point - here's how. This involves an ethernet cable between AX21 and C7 though.
The reason I want WDS Bridging is because I want to put the C7 60 feet away from the AX21 and I didn't want to pay someone to put in an Ethernet cable in the attic.
I have managed to get wifi extender RE305 working so the C7 is going back into the closet.
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