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 Official TP-Link C1200 V1(EU) Firmware is out, Hidden WDS functionality works!, Page 29

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evilhomura89
post Nov 8 2018, 06:52 PM

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QUOTE(Aspick @ Sep 30 2018, 02:58 AM)
On top of what prokiller1199 mention, I think in order for wds to work your the other router must also be using broadcom wifi chipset.

Btw you can also use the 2.4ghz band to create a wds with the EU firmware.
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That is quite true

Currently using Asus RT-AC55UHP (Qualcomm Atheros chipset) as base station, try to WDS to the AC1200 but doesn't seem to work

Things that I've done:
LAN address - Asus is 192.168.1.1, set TP-Link to 192.168.1.2
Set WDS on 5GHz, connect to Asus' SSID
Set to same 5GHz channel on both Asus and TP-Link
Set to same SSID
Disabled DHCP on TP-Link

But unable to connect to TP-link directly

What else can I try? Should i try different SSID?
I am able to access the setup page for TP-Link even though I'm connected to Asus though
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post Nov 9 2018, 10:05 AM

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QUOTE(Aspick @ Nov 8 2018, 10:01 PM)
Before trying with different SSID, try the steps below first.

If you are able to access setup page of tplink from asus, then both routers should be connected thru WDS. Next thing need to check is if Internet connection is available thru tplink. Try connect your laptop with cable to the tplink lan port and run speedtest.

If Internet available, then your problem of not able to connect to tplink directly may be due to your 5g wifi signal from asus is still strong which is why preventing your device switching to the 5g wifi signal from tplink. Try go into asus setup page > advanced setting - wireless. Select professional tab with Band selected as 5 GHz. Next enable Roaming assistant and try with RSSI lower than -60 dBm. Also slide your Tx power adjustment lower. Make sure you click on Apply button below before exiting.

And don't forget to enable TX beam forming in tp link router. Then reboot both routers. Now check if your device can automatically switch from asus wifi signal to tplink wifi signal when your device is near to tplink router.
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Thanks for the advice. Will give it a try later.
With more tinkering last night, I've managed to connect to the TP-Link router via 2.4GHz network (with 5 GHz as the WDS backbone) and manage to access the internet so I can safely assume that WDS is working already.

Just need to confirm, when using 5GHz as the backbone for WDS, I can only connect to the 2.4GHz network on the TP Link? Attempting to connect to the 5GHz doesn't seem to work.

Btw, I've also noticed a bug where SSID is not hidden even though the Hide SSID box has been ticked. Planning to hide the 5GHz network which is used as the backbone.
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post Nov 9 2018, 08:25 PM

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QUOTE(Aspick @ Nov 9 2018, 06:54 PM)
Bro, you have just proven WDS works on routers with different wifi chipset. I stand corrected on my last statement. Lol

Using 5GHz as the backbone, i still able to connect my device to the 5GHz network on tplink. Mayb you try the earlier steps i mention. If cannot connect to the 5GHz network on tplink, then try disable tx beamforming cuz in my case the connection was not very stable. Not sure why.

Why hide the 5GHz ssid in your tp link router? Isn't the same 5GHz ssid also present in your asus router which can be seen. I suggest you download the Wifi Network Analyzer app from playstore and use the app to determine if your device is connected to which router's ssid. There's an option there under Show Networks which can show all the SSIDs in your surrounding including the WDS SSID.
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When using 5GHz as backbone, my devices were not able to connect to the 5GHz network.
On the other hand 2.4GHz works without issue. This is also why i wanted to hide the 5GHz SSID since it wasn't working for me.

Either way, I've decided to discontinue the "project" since I'm not getting much gain with the set up but it was a good learning experience. The reason I started it because I wanted to have better internet connection in areas where the main router is not in line of sight. At the moment, I'm only able to get the full 300 Mbps unifi turbo speed if i'm near the main router (Asus RT-AC55UHP).

Meanwhile, I'm exploring other options to obtain better speed such as upgrading my main router (eyeing Asus RT-AC86U or RT-AC88U) or adding mesh to my home network as WDS is relatively unstable.
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