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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DIR-855 => Topic started by: hairymexican on February 01, 2013, 06:54:16 AM
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Is it not possible to connect two routers together and have the other still broadcast a wireless signal? I configured the dir-855 after resetting it to factory. I disabled dchp, upnp, spi and changed the IP address to 192.168.0.5 and I tried 10.10.10.10 and after I saved the settings I was prompted to reboot. After rebooting the router I could not get back into the configuration page. I have run a cat5e cable from my attic in a 2 story house to the garage and placed a switch there. I wanted to further my signal with the Dlink router by setting up the two routers and I have read this is possible yet I can not seem to get this to work. I am placing the cat5e cable from the router port 4 on the asus to router port 1 on the dir-855 not the wan port. Any assistance would be appriciated. Thank you.
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Bridge Mode vs Relay vs Acess Point (AP) / Routers vs Dedicated Access Points (AP) (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=50738.0)
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Sorry if that was placed in the wrong place. Are you saying that the dir-855 should be able to be setup as a bridge? So I know what to look for?
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The link has all you need man. Look for the Turning a Router into an AP link there. ;)
Let us know if you need more help... ;)
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ok so i read it through and through a few times, i have connected it sucessfuly using 192.168.0.50 and i set all the config as you stated. I can see the wifi name twice on the 2.4ghz even though it is stated the same on both routers. I cannot connect to anything but the 5ghz one what did i do wrong?
i can connect wirelessly on the laptop on the 5ghz but on the 2.4ghz it says it has limited connectivity.
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Make sure the channels are different on each unit. Cant be the same. Use chl 11 on one and 1 for the other for 2.4ghz. Use diff chls for 5ghz aswell.
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asus 2.4ghz is channel 1
asus 5ghz is channel 40 wont go lower
dir-855 2.4ghz is channel 11
dir-855 5ghz is channel 36
Can connect to 5ghz but not 2.4ghz. What else could i be doing wrong? i have a dir-601 as well and i can do all of this on it and it works but i dont think it has dualband.
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I would do this, Turn OFF the WiFi radios on the ASUS while you get the 855 going that way you can see and only test out the radio on the 855. If you have set it per sticky, it should work if you connected the 855 LAN to LAN with the ASUS.
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Any status on this?
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Any status on this?
Cannot find a way to disable wifi on the asus router, was going to try and make time to call support to see how to disable it for the ASUS RT-AC66U is still pretty new on the market and i have found no support for turning off wireless.
Edit: Called asus and they said to do the following and i will as soon as i get home.
log in to router go to wireless settings 6 tabs on top in professional option to enable radio or not radio and set to deny.
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I see they didn't include any Advanced Wireless information in the User Manual. Do the Antennas disconnect from the router? You could temp disconnect them and see.
Ya, there should be a way to disable the WiFi radios on that router like D-Link does on theres.
Keep us posted.
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Ok tried it and i do not even get signal with the Asus wireless disconnected and the dlink dir-855 enabled.
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Do any devices see the 855 radio? Try 5Ghz as well.
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no sir, i am not getting any broadcast from the Dir-855 at all :(
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Ensure the radio is enabled and broadcasting. You might factory reset the router and see if you get the default (dlink) SSID from it.
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ok i did that, and it worked. :o i can connect now, so do i rename my asus the default ssid of the dlink?
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no rename the default (dlink) SSID to something different, try a one word name. Does this work as well?
You should be able to use the same SSID name on both units on 2.4Ghz, however the 855 needs to be on a different channel, say channel 1 and the ASUS on channel 11. PWs can be the same.
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How do I get back to the interface again? Been trying all day now. I set the pc I'm using to 192.168.0.50 for a static ip while still connected the same way but it won't go back to the router again. Keep having to reset it to get the config done.
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If you need to change the static IP address on your PC to something other than .50. Remember .50 should be used for the 855 in AP mode.
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Yes I know this. I cannot make more changes after I make the IP address of the Dlink 192.168.0.50. I can't get back into the config page.
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If your PC is set up for static IP of .49 and you are directly connected to the 855 with LAN cable, you should be able to get to the 855 while in AP mode using 192.168.0.50
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no rename the default (dlink) SSID to something different, try a one word name. Does this work as well?
You should be able to use the same SSID name on both units on 2.4Ghz, however the 855 needs to be on a different channel, say channel 1 and the ASUS on channel 11. PWs can be the same.
What about for 5ghz channel and name
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Can be the same as the ASUS, however since the ASUS is broadcasting AC modes as well, not sure if using the same SSID name on the 855 would or could effect what the ASUS is broadcasting. I presume it should work. If you notice problems you might want to keep the 5Ghz on the 855 separate and use a different SSID name from the ASUS.
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i still have issues with the same ssid for 2.4ghz but the 5ghz works fine.. maybe i can keep 2 diffrent names for the 2.4 ghz?
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I guess so. Should work however maybe something on the ASUS is preventing. So use different SSIDs I guess.
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would it be better to have it the other way around then? Dlink to asus?
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Don't think that would make any difference. Your dealing with WiFi between the two routers. Your trying to use the same freq, SSID and PW and different channels. I don't have any experience with ASUS routers. I presume that you want to use the ASUS as your main host router. You could try settings up the 855 as your main and then see if the ASUS could work as a AP.
I know that my DIR-865L AC router works well with my other 2 APs for me.
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How far away is the 855 from the ASUS router?
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about less than 100 feet
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Ok, should be good then. Ya not sure what is happening. It would be helpful if you can turn off the WiFi radios on the ASUS temporarily while getting the 855 set up for AP mode. I Think this isn't an option at the moment for you though.
Only think I could recommend is that you take the 855 maybe to a different location, say a friend or family that also has internet and a WiFi router and see if the 855 works there while in AP mode using same SSID and PW and different channel.
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ok i could do that with my neighbor. I did turn off wifi for the asus when setting this up for ap. i have lots of internet cable and i could probably hook it up there and see.. but doesnt that mean the main internet line from my asus has to bee hooked up to the dlink at all times?
edit, such as i mean right now i have this hooked up as main line from first router to the switch in garage and then a cord to the router
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I should look something similar to this:
ISP Modem>ASUS Router>LAN port connected to LAN Port on 855. A switch can be used between the Router and 855 as well. While the 855 is in AP mode, it does have to be wired connected at all times to the router for connections.
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I should look something similar to this:
ISP Modem>ASUS Router>LAN port connected to LAN Port on 855. A switch can be used between the Router and 855 as well. While the 855 is in AP mode, it does have to be wired connected at all times to the router for connections.
Understood, i see in the mac addresses this is working as it is, http://i.imgur.com/hJawcaB.png top mac is dlink and 2nd is dlink dwa150 for wireless and http://i.imgur.com/qudFVtg.png shows asus 2.4ghz is supposed to be off and as far as the dwa150 sees it is off. So I think i have gotten all the support i need for now, and i Thank you very much! But, could i use this dir-601 as an ap as well or bridge? if i was to take it next door would it have to be hardwired too?
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The 601 will also need to be wired as well. I just installed a DIR-601 as an AP here in the living room and currently connected to it right now.
Come back and visit.
Good luck.