Hi guys, may I ask how do I setup another unit of HG8145X6-10 from TIME as a mesh? I thought the setup would be easy since two units are the same model but I think I ended up setting it as AP instead (I placed the second unit in another room and could only access Internet via Ethernet connection. The WLAN indicator does not light on.)

Below is the screenshot of my current setup. How do I solve this?



Would also like to ask if it is normal to have 2 SSID under 5G?

I've tried the below 3 times but still not able to pair successfully. The WPS on the ONT blinks forever... (Also tried to reset my 2nd unit before retrying but still the same)


I also tried the following:
1. Press & hold second unit's WPS button for 15s, after all lights lit up, release it and reboot into AP mode
2. After reboot, connect to the 2nd unit via WIFI BlazingSpeed_TIME_xxx
3. Choose Uplink and select the ONT's WIFI and enter the WIFI password
4. After a minute or two, the BlazingSpeed_TIME_xxx disappear. However, the WLAN indicator on this second unit WILL turn off also, just left the Power and WPS indicator continue to light up.
5. If I connect my laptop to my second unit via Ethernet, I'm able to access Internet without issue. Just that this second unit seems will not emit any WIFI signal.

Home Network Information -> Will indicate it as Offline AP as per screenshot



Any idea what setup went wrong?

Finally, I was able to pair the second unit of HG8145X6-10 after some trial and error. I think the main culprit was having two SSID under 5G network (and one of them having the same SSID name as 2.4G, no clue why it has 2 SSID names setup under 5G network ).

Just to share my issue and possible solution that works for me here.
Issue:
Not able to pair the second unit of HG8145X6-10 by pressing the WPS button on the main unit & second unit. Tried Step 1 to 5 in my previous post but ended up just able to use via Ethernet connection (the mesh unit does not emit any Wifi signal, the WLAN indicator of the second unit will not light on and the Configuration Status will show Not synchronized and it will show the AP as Offline in Home Network Information).

Possible Solution
1. Make sure there is only one SSID setup each under 2.4G & 5G network. Check under Advanced -> WLAN -> 2.4G/ 5G Basic Network Settings. Delete if you have more than one. (Else may try to deselect the extra one mentioned in the last step below)
2. Reset the second unit of router if you have setup anything before. After reset, press & hold second unit's WPS button for 15s, after all lights lit up, release it and reboot into AP mode.
3. After reboot, connect to the 2nd unit via WIFI BlazingSpeed_TIME_xxx
4. Choose Uplink and select the ONT's WIFI and enter the WIFI password
5. After a minute or two, the BlazingSpeed_TIME_xxx will disappear. The WLAN and WPS indicator on the second unit will light on if it is working and the status will show the AP is online.
If WLAN indicator does not light on, may also try different combination under 'Select a policy to synchronize wi-fi parameters to the newly detected external ap' & 'Select the SSID for connection extension' (for my case I have to deselect the second SSID under 5G network for the WLAN indicator to light on).

I requested CS for the change to Bridge mode via Live Chat. They did it very quickly and asked me to reboot the TIME router. However, the new router failed to setup and when I login to TIME router, I could still see WAN Mode is "Route WAN" instead of "Bridge WAN" and the Wifi SSID was also left enabled... I contacted CS again and asked them to verify whether it has been changed to Bridge mode, they confirmed it has been changed and reminded me to plug into LAN 1 of the TIME router. I screenshot the WAN Mode and asked why it is not showing "Bridge WAN". After a while, they just asked me to leave contact number for them to call back instead...

In the end, I came across this post https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...#entry110590642 and followed the instructions there only then managed to setup bridge mode successfully. Credits to the member for giving such details instruction Definitely more helpful than TIME CS...