How to set up TPLink WR941HP as slave router with guest network?
I am trying to set up routers around my place to have wi-fi coverage and security..
Here is the situation: I live with my family in a moderately large property, so in order to have complete wi-fi coverage we need couple of routers to ensure signal strength. Also, we have spare rooms we rent through airbnb, so we have a dual band tplink wr941hp router in order to have a guest wi-fi network set up.
Finally, our ISP provides a weak wi-fi router (default IP 192.168.1.254) which we are trying to work around.
What I am trying to do: I have the ISP router wi-fi turned off. TPLink is set as slave: lan-to-lan from the ISP to the TPLink; TPLink DHCP turned off; TPLink IP set to 192.168.1.50 (as per this tutorial). Main SSID is the family wi-fi, and a guest wi-fi SSID set-up.
Problem is, I am unable to connect to the guest wi-fi.
I get internet just fine though the family wi-fi, but guest is unable to resolve IP from what I was able to gather (I tried connecting with my laptop and phone. On the android phone, connection stalls at "Getting IP address..." and than fails).
Edit: router info as requested by Tim_Stewart
TPLink WR941HP v2.0
firmware: 2.0.1 build 20180305 Rel. 54795(4252)
Guest WLAN config page screenshot
Can I get some help with this?
networking wireless-networking router wireless-router home-networking
asked Feb 11 at 13:48
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I am trying to set up routers around my place to have wi-fi coverage and security..
Here is the situation: I live with my family in a moderately large property, so in order to have complete wi-fi coverage we need couple of routers to ensure signal strength. Also, we have spare rooms we rent through airbnb, so we have a dual band tplink wr941hp router in order to have a guest wi-fi network set up.
Finally, our ISP provides a weak wi-fi router (default IP 192.168.1.254) which we are trying to work around.
What I am trying to do: I have the ISP router wi-fi turned off. TPLink is set as slave: lan-to-lan from the ISP to the TPLink; TPLink DHCP turned off; TPLink IP set to 192.168.1.50 (as per this tutorial). Main SSID is the family wi-fi, and a guest wi-fi SSID set-up.
Problem is, I am unable to connect to the guest wi-fi.
I get internet just fine though the family wi-fi, but guest is unable to resolve IP from what I was able to gather (I tried connecting with my laptop and phone. On the android phone, connection stalls at "Getting IP address..." and than fails).
Edit: router info as requested by Tim_Stewart
TPLink WR941HP v2.0
firmware: 2.0.1 build 20180305 Rel. 54795(4252)
Guest WLAN config page screenshot
Can I get some help with this?
networking wireless-networking router wireless-router home-networking
asked Feb 11 at 13:48
Guga FigueiredoGuga Figueiredo
164
1
Hi @Tim_Stewart, thanks to your commentI seem to have fixed the issue. Since you asked for an image of my guest WLAN configuration page, I assumed something there could have been misconfiged and tried ticking the box on the second line, that read "allow guests to access my local network". I am now able to connect and have internet through guest wi-fi. But I thought that this would compromise my family network security. I noticed I cannot login to the TPLink router from the guest wi-fi.. so maybe I was overzealous?
– Guga Figueiredo
Feb 12 at 23:14
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I am trying to set up routers around my place to have wi-fi coverage and security..
Here is the situation: I live with my family in a moderately large property, so in order to have complete wi-fi coverage we need couple of routers to ensure signal strength. Also, we have spare rooms we rent through airbnb, so we have a dual band tplink wr941hp router in order to have a guest wi-fi network set up.
Finally, our ISP provides a weak wi-fi router (default IP 192.168.1.254) which we are trying to work around.
What I am trying to do: I have the ISP router wi-fi turned off. TPLink is set as slave: lan-to-lan from the ISP to the TPLink; TPLink DHCP turned off; TPLink IP set to 192.168.1.50 (as per this tutorial). Main SSID is the family wi-fi, and a guest wi-fi SSID set-up.
Problem is, I am unable to connect to the guest wi-fi.
I get internet just fine though the family wi-fi, but guest is unable to resolve IP from what I was able to gather (I tried connecting with my laptop and phone. On the android phone, connection stalls at "Getting IP address..." and than fails).
Edit: router info as requested by Tim_Stewart
TPLink WR941HP v2.0
firmware: 2.0.1 build 20180305 Rel. 54795(4252)
Guest WLAN config page screenshot
Can I get some help with this?
networking wireless-networking router wireless-router home-networking
asked Feb 11 at 13:48
Guga FigueiredoGuga Figueiredo
164
I am trying to set up routers around my place to have wi-fi coverage and security..
Here is the situation: I live with my family in a moderately large property, so in order to have complete wi-fi coverage we need couple of routers to ensure signal strength. Also, we have spare rooms we rent through airbnb, so we have a dual band tplink wr941hp router in order to have a guest wi-fi network set up.
Finally, our ISP provides a weak wi-fi router (default IP 192.168.1.254) which we are trying to work around.
What I am trying to do: I have the ISP router wi-fi turned off. TPLink is set as slave: lan-to-lan from the ISP to the TPLink; TPLink DHCP turned off; TPLink IP set to 192.168.1.50 (as per this tutorial). Main SSID is the family wi-fi, and a guest wi-fi SSID set-up.
Problem is, I am unable to connect to the guest wi-fi.
I get internet just fine though the family wi-fi, but guest is unable to resolve IP from what I was able to gather (I tried connecting with my laptop and phone. On the android phone, connection stalls at "Getting IP address..." and than fails).
Edit: router info as requested by Tim_Stewart
TPLink WR941HP v2.0
firmware: 2.0.1 build 20180305 Rel. 54795(4252)
Guest WLAN config page screenshot
Can I get some help with this?
networking wireless-networking router wireless-router home-networking
networking wireless-networking router wireless-router home-networking
asked Feb 11 at 13:48
Guga FigueiredoGuga Figueiredo
164
asked Feb 11 at 13:48
Guga FigueiredoGuga Figueiredo
164
edited Feb 12 at 23:10
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asked Feb 11 at 13:48
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asked Feb 11 at 13:48
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asked Feb 11 at 13:48
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Hi @Tim_Stewart, thanks to your commentI seem to have fixed the issue. Since you asked for an image of my guest WLAN configuration page, I assumed something there could have been misconfiged and tried ticking the box on the second line, that read "allow guests to access my local network". I am now able to connect and have internet through guest wi-fi. But I thought that this would compromise my family network security. I noticed I cannot login to the TPLink router from the guest wi-fi.. so maybe I was overzealous?
– Guga Figueiredo
Feb 12 at 23:14
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Hi @Tim_Stewart, thanks to your commentI seem to have fixed the issue. Since you asked for an image of my guest WLAN configuration page, I assumed something there could have been misconfiged and tried ticking the box on the second line, that read "allow guests to access my local network". I am now able to connect and have internet through guest wi-fi. But I thought that this would compromise my family network security. I noticed I cannot login to the TPLink router from the guest wi-fi.. so maybe I was overzealous?
– Guga Figueiredo
Feb 12 at 23:14
1
1
Hi @Tim_Stewart, thanks to your commentI seem to have fixed the issue. Since you asked for an image of my guest WLAN configuration page, I assumed something there could have been misconfiged and tried ticking the box on the second line, that read "allow guests to access my local network". I am now able to connect and have internet through guest wi-fi. But I thought that this would compromise my family network security. I noticed I cannot login to the TPLink router from the guest wi-fi.. so maybe I was overzealous?
– Guga Figueiredo
Feb 12 at 23:14
Hi @Tim_Stewart, thanks to your commentI seem to have fixed the issue. Since you asked for an image of my guest WLAN configuration page, I assumed something there could have been misconfiged and tried ticking the box on the second line, that read "allow guests to access my local network". I am now able to connect and have internet through guest wi-fi. But I thought that this would compromise my family network security. I noticed I cannot login to the TPLink router from the guest wi-fi.. so maybe I was overzealous?
– Guga Figueiredo
Feb 12 at 23:14
add a comment |
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So.. from @Tim_Stewart's comment I was able to find the necessary configuration to get my guest wi-fi working as expected.
On the Guest WLAN page, you have two checkboxes with options:
1 - Allow guests to see each other
2 - Allow guests to access my local network
Ticking the second box has resolved the issue of not being able to connect to the guest wi-fi.
Since I remain unable to access router through guest wi-fi, I am inclined to believe this is not actually exposing my family network to guests, like i thought it would.
answered Feb 14 at 13:36
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So.. from @Tim_Stewart's comment I was able to find the necessary configuration to get my guest wi-fi working as expected.
On the Guest WLAN page, you have two checkboxes with options:
1 - Allow guests to see each other
2 - Allow guests to access my local network
Ticking the second box has resolved the issue of not being able to connect to the guest wi-fi.
Since I remain unable to access router through guest wi-fi, I am inclined to believe this is not actually exposing my family network to guests, like i thought it would.
answered Feb 14 at 13:36
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So.. from @Tim_Stewart's comment I was able to find the necessary configuration to get my guest wi-fi working as expected.
On the Guest WLAN page, you have two checkboxes with options:
1 - Allow guests to see each other
2 - Allow guests to access my local network
Ticking the second box has resolved the issue of not being able to connect to the guest wi-fi.
Since I remain unable to access router through guest wi-fi, I am inclined to believe this is not actually exposing my family network to guests, like i thought it would.
answered Feb 14 at 13:36
Guga FigueiredoGuga Figueiredo
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So.. from @Tim_Stewart's comment I was able to find the necessary configuration to get my guest wi-fi working as expected.
On the Guest WLAN page, you have two checkboxes with options:
1 - Allow guests to see each other
2 - Allow guests to access my local network
Ticking the second box has resolved the issue of not being able to connect to the guest wi-fi.
Since I remain unable to access router through guest wi-fi, I am inclined to believe this is not actually exposing my family network to guests, like i thought it would.
answered Feb 14 at 13:36
Guga FigueiredoGuga Figueiredo
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So.. from @Tim_Stewart's comment I was able to find the necessary configuration to get my guest wi-fi working as expected.
On the Guest WLAN page, you have two checkboxes with options:
1 - Allow guests to see each other
2 - Allow guests to access my local network
Ticking the second box has resolved the issue of not being able to connect to the guest wi-fi.
Since I remain unable to access router through guest wi-fi, I am inclined to believe this is not actually exposing my family network to guests, like i thought it would.
answered Feb 14 at 13:36
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Hi @Tim_Stewart, thanks to your commentI seem to have fixed the issue. Since you asked for an image of my guest WLAN configuration page, I assumed something there could have been misconfiged and tried ticking the box on the second line, that read "allow guests to access my local network". I am now able to connect and have internet through guest wi-fi. But I thought that this would compromise my family network security. I noticed I cannot login to the TPLink router from the guest wi-fi.. so maybe I was overzealous?
– Guga Figueiredo
Feb 12 at 23:14