Hi Everyone,
I am having some problems setting up a wireless network for client a local school. I have been a few evenings at it, but, am getting no where.
Ok, I purchased 4 draytek ap-700 access points to extend their network to some outbuildings. I have one of the four setup in the main building connected directly to the wired Lan. Now if I use a laptop anywhere in the range of that access point I get connected and I can surf the internet etc. So all good.
the trouble starts if I turn on another access point the laptop still has signal but loses connection to the internet. I was ages trying things before I realised that the router had gone down. The router is supplied and controlled by a government body in a scheme that brings broadband to schools, so I have no access to that box, all I can do is restart it. When I restart it with the one access point connected, everything works fine.
It's the same if I attach any of the four access points, I can get internet access as long as the only access point that is powered on is the one connected directly to the wired lan.
My plan was to setup a WDS network using the 4 access points. These is what I ahve done.
1. The 4 APs are setup with the same SSID, channel and also setup to WDS mode.
2. The mac address of each of the APs is setup in the other AP's.
3. Have configured the IP's and subnet mask to the same range as the school on each of the APs.
4. Have set the mode to G only. I wanted to use G+N modes, but, wouldn't work. The laptop could connect to the AP, but, could not get access to the internet.
It's not rocket science, I think I everything above should work, but, it doesn't. If anyone can spot anything obviously wrong please point it out.
Is it possible that the router just isnt good enough and keeps crashing when I connect more than one AP? Is the router the whole problem?
In another part of the building I have two other access points, setup as access points only and they work fine, have never given any trouble. Is the WDS mode of the new APs conflicting with the router? It's strange because sometimes I can power on all 4 APs before the router crashes other times I can only turn two (the one that is wired in and one other)
Anyway, thanks for an help that you can offer, because this has me going loopy!!
I am having some problems setting up a wireless network for client a local school. I have been a few evenings at it, but, am getting no where.
Ok, I purchased 4 draytek ap-700 access points to extend their network to some outbuildings. I have one of the four setup in the main building connected directly to the wired Lan. Now if I use a laptop anywhere in the range of that access point I get connected and I can surf the internet etc. So all good.
the trouble starts if I turn on another access point the laptop still has signal but loses connection to the internet. I was ages trying things before I realised that the router had gone down. The router is supplied and controlled by a government body in a scheme that brings broadband to schools, so I have no access to that box, all I can do is restart it. When I restart it with the one access point connected, everything works fine.
It's the same if I attach any of the four access points, I can get internet access as long as the only access point that is powered on is the one connected directly to the wired lan.
My plan was to setup a WDS network using the 4 access points. These is what I ahve done.
1. The 4 APs are setup with the same SSID, channel and also setup to WDS mode.
2. The mac address of each of the APs is setup in the other AP's.
3. Have configured the IP's and subnet mask to the same range as the school on each of the APs.
4. Have set the mode to G only. I wanted to use G+N modes, but, wouldn't work. The laptop could connect to the AP, but, could not get access to the internet.
It's not rocket science, I think I everything above should work, but, it doesn't. If anyone can spot anything obviously wrong please point it out.
Is it possible that the router just isnt good enough and keeps crashing when I connect more than one AP? Is the router the whole problem?
In another part of the building I have two other access points, setup as access points only and they work fine, have never given any trouble. Is the WDS mode of the new APs conflicting with the router? It's strange because sometimes I can power on all 4 APs before the router crashes other times I can only turn two (the one that is wired in and one other)
Anyway, thanks for an help that you can offer, because this has me going loopy!!