td1 wrote

  @Kevin_Z Hi Kevin, Testing the Beta version at your link below, on two Archer C80 V1, connected by an Ethernet Backhaul. 

 

I think there is a bug on the Satellite Router, not "taking/getting" the right configuration of the Main Router.

 

The "Hide SSID" seems not to work on the Satellite Router

 

The "Hide SSID" feature was tested, & seems to work well on the Main Router, however the Satellite router keeps transmitting the SSID (although) set as Hide.  This can be confirmed to be "origin to" the Satellite by turning it on/off & seeing that the SSID is not hidden by it.   

 

I think that SSID hide is a basic security related issue.   Can you please confirm & provide an updated FW version ?

@td1 We will need to confirm this as well. I will let you know if this is an issue or not.

td1 wrote

  @Kevin_Z Hi Kevin, Testing the Beta version at your link below, on two Archer C80 V1, connected by an Ethernet Backhaul. 

 

Further, a good feature would be explaining LAN->WAN connection between the Main & Satellite router on the GUI/Documentation & further listing that control GUI will go "off" on Satellite Router. 

May be a further good feature would be to add at least a basic "1 line" GUI on the Satellite router, telling something like "Satellite router GUI Mode - The Router is Controlled as Slave by the Main/Master router,  for Control Return to factory default 'Reset the router' "  

@td1 These would be forwarded to our developers for consideration. Thank you very much for your valued suggestions.

vietdung wrote

  @Kevin_Z 

I need your help  connect C80 to AX55 in easymesh mode.

I have a C80 with Archer C80_V1.0_1.12.1 Build 20221220 firmware version

and a AX55 with 1.1.6 Build 20221126 firmware version.

1. I reset C80 (or set C80 as satellite router).

2. I set AX55 as Main Router

3. When AX55 adds satellite router, AX55 do not find a sattelite router.

Thank you.

 

@vietdung Did you connect the C80 to the AX55 via a LAN cable? Please remove the cable first if you did. Then follow this setup video again to confirm if you can add the C80 to the EasyMesh network.

If still no luck, please try configuring the C80 as the main router, and add the AX55 as the satellite to see if they can join the EasyMesh network successfully.

Thank you very much.

FWag wrote

  @Kevin_Z  I understand, but if the main router has a "home network" and a "guest network", I guessed that the satellites will replicate both of them, now I only have the home network in all my rooms and the guest network only in 1/3 of the house, and no means to set it ip in the rest of the house where  the guest rooms actually are. I guess I'll have to go back to a 3 independent router setup with no mesh. I hope you can adress this in the future.

@FWag Thank you so much for the detailed information again.

Sure, we will soon report this to the developers and ask them to confirm if this can be optimized in the future firmware releases.

milan.ns wrote

  @Kevin_Z 

 

I have two Archers C80 V1 with new firmware (ArcherC80V122121266258n). I currently have a router from my ISP (with DHCP active and wi-fi disabled) and one C80 router in AP mode close to it that is wired to it via ethernet cable (DHCP disabled and wi-fi active). And from the first C80, another ethernet cable goes (through the wall) upstairs to the second C80 also in AP mode (DHCP disabled and wi-fi active). And everything works fine. I have strong wi-fi both on the ground floor and upstairs and several devices (TVs, DVR, PCs) connected to these C80s via ethernet cables (without speed loss). But I don't have EasyMesh. What should I do to enable this feature? Should I put the first C80 in router mode and leave the second one in AP mode? With DHCP disabled on both of them?

 

@milan.ns  Thank you for aksing.

The main router needs to be in Router mode when building up an EasyMesh network, please change the main router to Router mode, then enable EasyMesh and add the satellite device.

Kind reminder: It's suggested to change the ISP-provided router to bridge mode or modem-only, and leave the main C80 as the main router to avoid double NAT in the network.

You could refer to the EasyMesh FAQ for more details when applying EasyMesh.