Netgear R7800+WNDR3700v1 (Dumb AP) No internet connection

[hnyman]

@Rion

I followed the guide from the official docs here to set up my WNDR3700v1 in Dumb AP mode using Configuration via Web Interface LUCI

I also applied the setting for For devices with switch and dedicated WAN

Might be to too complex.

I use myself R7800 as main main router, and WNDR3700v2 (or WRT3200ACM) as a dumb AP without problems.

(I have a have a dumb switch connecting the fixed cabling between various rooms.)

I use my own simple dumb AP recipe, which only requires minimal config changes. No changes to router's switch config needed, if you just leave WAN port unutilised. The advice pretty much matches

Not accessible after disabling DHCP

Just to complement the previous advice: remember to also set the gateway and DNS address on the new dumb AP. Otherwise the router itself will be unable to access internet (although clients connected via it will be, as they use DHCP to get address from the main router.) Old advice written by me: If you connect the two routers using a fixed connection between LAN ports, the whole thing is ridiculously easy, as you can dumb down the APs. (The key to making things really easy is to NOT use the WAN…

But the R7800 + WNDR3700 combo works quite ok for me. And yes, naturally I am running my own builds in the routers.