Hi All,
I've been using a Flint as an AP for months now, simply by setting it up in Access Point Mode, nothing fancy. My main router is a Brume2 and the Flint connects to this via an ethernet connection to a Cisco switch.
I've been snooping around Luci and noticed that the Interface Configuration for wlan1 is set to "Access Point (WDS) ". Is that correct? "Access Point" is available on the drop-down list and I don't know why this isn't what it's been set to. Firmware v4.6.8. It's no biggie but I'm curious.
As an aside, I had upgraded to v4.7.0 but started getting errors from devices stating they couldn't get an IP address, so I reverted to the last stable version and it's been fine.
If it works on AP mode, the wireless interface radio0 / 1 will be set to the access point (WDS).
This is a normal behavior.
After upgrading to 4.7.0, clients cannot get IP, if you manually set up a static IP (within main router subnet), is the Internet access normal? Can it access SSH? I did not reproduce.
I did try putting a static on after I did a hardware reset and it was still in Router mode. This got overwritten when AP was switched on, as I would expect. I have reserved the DHCP address on the Brume2. Its working fine under the last stable firmware and I won't be upgrading until v4.7 is finally released
i have 2 flint ax1800, one router, one access point. All worked fine until 4.7 was applied to both a few days ago.
Router seems fine but access point won't connect to mobile device for several minutes.
Like above I set a static IP before switching to AP but was also overwritten by AP enable. I added IP reservation for AP. Same behavior, very bad.
When AP finally allows client connect internet is normal. I haven't tried SSH and not sure how I would. I'm using UI. Although if you hummed a few bars of Luci I could probably pick it up.
Solution above is not working for me. Please help 4.7 on ax1800 AP. TIA
Issue NOT resolved in iOS wifi connection settings. This behavior of taking several minutes for AP to connect continues and is new with 4.7.0 install. Sorry for reporting resolution prematurely.
I always ran same SSID on 2.4 and 5GHz without issue. This log still has same SSID, for now, hardware Reset multiple times, exact same behavior each time.
I'd be happy to revert to 4.6.8 but I couldn't find the download.
I hope to avoid renaming SSID but I will if you can't identify issue with this log. TIA logread.tar (122.5 KB)
Thank you very much! I could not see or understand that repeated connection change between 2.4 and 5GHz without you.
Now I have to decide between three things: Rename one SSID, downgrade AP to 4.6.8 (which had no such connection issue -- but I expect contains issues resolved in 4.7.0) OR replace at least one router if i want to avoid identifying and reconnecting 2.4GHz devices.
Do you have any hardware that DOES support Band Steering?
None of your solutions worked: downgraded AP only to 4.6.8, same lag (+/- 2 minutes to receive ip) to connect iOS. Logs can tell that story.
Renamed SSID on ax1800 router and ap on 2.4, same behavior. Upgraded ap again to 4.7.0, both ax 1800, router and ap, same same behavior. Since long lag came about with upgrade to 4.7.0 and the lag was never present on 4.6.8 and your recommendations made no difference, hardware "band steering" does not seem to be at issue.
Thank you for the 4.6.8 download link.
I appreciate anything the logs may suggest and escalation.
