It looks like Access Point Mode pulls the IP from DHCP. However, most networks I come across dont have DHCP enabled as they are IT networks.
I can give it internet access in router mode by specifying a static IP, gateway, and DNS, but it looks like it ignores these settings in access point mode.
Any way to give internet and lan access over wifi, to a network without DHCP? Currently the workaround Im using is manually setting the gateway IP address on each client.
Even enterprise networks have a DHCP server when connecting to their APs; usually over 802.1x though.
Access Point mode: Connect to a wired network and broadcast a wireless network.
In this mode, SFT1200 work as FIT AP, will not process any data or features, it only for wired covert to wireless.
How did you do it? Can you give more details?
Can you give more details of it? For example what's the IP/MASK/GW on the router after connecting and on the clients (where you set it manually)?
The router tells you (as shown in the message above) that it is going to change to DHCP on the WAN interface when entering AP mode and tells you how to find the new IP. Knowing this IP is useful for getting into the AP console for minor changes (like the wireless settings) or for seeing what systems are using the AP.
However, it also defaults to randomized MAC addresses - which means that the IP is changing frequently enough to make it rather inconvenient to use.
Is there a way to have either a static WAN IP (preferable) or a static MAC so that the AP can be more easily managed? Setting the WAN IP to static before changing the network mode to AP doesn't work.
Hello,
May I know what router model you are using as the AP?
I would like to try to check it locally.