TL-WA1201 AC1200 Wireless Access Point - Devices intermittently dropping packets when connected
PLEASE IGNORE THE MODEL SELECTION - I HAD TO CHOOSE ONE AND MY WIRELESS AP WAS NOT ON THE LIST
I've just installed a TL-WA1201 wireless AP into my home network and wish to use it's multi-ssid feature to broadcast 3 different ssids for the 3 VLANs set up on my network. I have it set up like this:
SSID 1 (2g+5g) - VLAN 20 - IP address 10.0.20.1
SSID 2 (2g+5g) - VLAN 30 - IP address 10.0.30.1
SSID 3 (2g+5g) - VLAN 40 - IP address 10.0.40.1
The issue is when connected to any of the 3 SSIDs devices get intermittent packet loss and I've not been able to find the cause. Things I have tried:
- Loading webpages - about 80% of pages won't load
- Pinging 1.1.1.1 - results in 30-70% packet loss
- Pinging google.com - results in 30-70% packet loss
- Pinging default gateway - results in 30-70% packet loss
- Connecting to every SSID with multiple different devices - issues persist
- Changing ethernet cables - issues persist
- Swapping from PoE injector to direct power - issues persist
- Connecting physically to each vlan with ethernet - no packet loss or internet issues whatsoever
Everything points to the TP link AP being faulty but before I return it I wondered if anyone here had any ideas?
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If you want ro use a tl-wa1201 in multiSSID mode then try the beta firmware.
https://static.tp-link.com/beta/2021/202106/20210628/TL-WA1201v2_eu-up-ver1-0-1-P1%5b20210628-rel55053%5d.zip
It seems to work fine.
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As this is an older device, another option is to install the latest OpenWrt firmware to this device and your issue should be mitigated. The link to the current OpenWrt firmware is:
https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=23.05.2&target=ath79%2Fgeneric&id=tplink_tl-wa1201-v2
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@TP-Link 4 years now and still broken! I know to stay away from TP- link with future purchases.
I now have 3 of these AP's that are not fit for purpose, waiting for a fix that never comes.
New firmware was released a couple of months ago and yet again you haven't merged in the multi-ssid fix. Had to downgrade to 4 year old beta firmware again - very disappointing!
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I recently purchased a device with the following specifications:
- Firmware version: 1.0.0 Build 20160114 Release 34427
- Hardware version: AP300 v1.0
However, it's not working properly, and I need to fix it, but I'm unsure where to start.
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