AP Mode Help

Routers
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Ok I’m using a Flint 3 as the main router and my Flint 2 in AP mode, I went into LuCI on the Flint 3 and enabled fast roaming on both wireless bands but could not find fast roaming in the Flint 2, logged into the Flint 2 via LAN port both wireless bands configured the same as the main router, then I connected the Flint 2 WAN via cable to the LAN of the Flint 3, now I can only see the main router the Flint 3 the Flint 2 blinks blue seems to be working but I can’t see any reference in the Flint 3 to enable me to log into the Flint 2, where would the IP address be for the Flint 2, have I done this all correctly, thanks

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Hi,

After a successful bridge in AP mode, the LED on the Flint 2 should be solid white.
So it seems there may be a configuration issue causing AP mode not to work properly, which is why the Flint 2’s IP address cannot be found on the Flint 3.

Please check whether the cabling is correct (the Flint 2’s WAN port should be connected to a LAN port on the Flint 3). Try reconfiguring it and then rebooting to see if it works properly.

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Hi thanks for the reply, I must admit I’m stuck, I tried everything but still end up with a blue blinking LED, I rest the firmware on the Flint 2 and just set up the wireless to match the Flint 3, but still the same, the cable is fine which is run from the WAN on the flint 2 and to the LAN on the flint 3.

When I reset the firmware on the flint 2 I put the password in ad connected to the internet with no problem solid white LED I configured the wireless unplug the WAN and connected it to the flit 3 LAN then selected the AP mode all I get is a blinking blue LED still connected to the flint 2 LAN I see the flint 3, but still a blue blinking LED, can’t reboot the flint 2 I can only cut the power to reboot it.

In the past am I correct in saying that the WAN of the router to be AP mode was first connected to the internet before connecting it to the main router, I did try that as well.

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One last thing i have static IP address on the Flint 3 would that be a problem, where should the flint 2 UI address be seen in the Flint 3, just tried a reboot of the flint 3 still the same.

I do Have hidden ESSID on both routers.

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Please try the following steps and see if this works for you:

  1. Connect the WAN port of the Flint 3 to the LAN port of the ISP modem.
  2. Access the Flint 3 Admin Panel and configure the WAN connection type as needed (PPPoE or DHCP). You can refer to:
    Ethernet - GL.iNet Router Docs 4
  3. Access Flint 2 Admin Panel and change its LAN IP address to a different subnet from Flint 3, for example 192.168.10.1, on Admin Panel → Network → LAN.
  4. Connect the WAN port of Flint 2 to a LAN port of Flint 3.
  5. Configure the WAN connection type on Flint 2 as DHCP.
  6. Check whether Flint 2 can obtain an IP address via DHCP, and whether devices connected to Flint 2 can access the internet.
  7. If that works, go to the Flint 2 Admin Panel and switch it to AP mode.
  8. After switching to AP mode, reconnect your devices to Flint 2’s LAN/Wi-Fi and check whether they can obtain an IP address from Flint 3’s LAN subnet (by default 192.168.8.0/24, not the 192.168.10.0/24 subnet you set on Flint 2 earlier).
  9. If they can, this indicates that AP mode is working correctly.
  10. You can then go to Flint 3 Admin Panel → Clients to find the current IP address of Flint 2 (within Flint 3’s LAN subnet).
  11. After that, you can further adjust the Wi-Fi and other settings according to your needs.