AX6000 vesus C80 address reservation

AX6000 vesus C80 address reservation

AX6000 vesus C80 address reservation
AX6000 vesus C80 address reservation
2024-08-08 11:12:16
Model: Archer AX6000   Archer C80  
Hardware Version: V2
Firmware Version: 1.1.3 Build 20230906 rel.52177(4555)

Good afternoon
In my network I use a router (Archer C80) whose configuration is:

     MAC Address: 34-60-F9-5B-50-D9

     IP Address: 192.168.0.1

     Subnet Mask: Custom ==> 255.255.252.0

 

     DHCP server: Enable

     IP Address Pool: 192.168.1.101 - 192.168.1.249

     Address Reservations: Outside the Address Pool

     

 

This configuration has worked very well and allows me to easily assign IPs to all the IoT devices I use, thus being accessible from the normal network but with different IPs.

 

Some time ago I purchased an Archer AX6000 to replace the C80 and now, when trying to configure it as the C80, I get a message informing me that the IP reservations have to be within the Address Pool:

     

This causes me a problem because I have these devices "mixed" with all the others that randomly enter the network.

My question is:

Is there a way to change this behavior of the AX6000 router to allow it to work like the C80? Any different firmaware?
Thank you.
Regards,

Paulo

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Re:AX6000 vesus C80 address reservation
2024-08-08 16:13:38 - last edited 2024-08-09 12:16:14

  @PNorberto 

 

You're with the latest FW release for your AX6000 v2.

Is your AX6000 with the same LAN settings:

IP Address: 192.168.0.1

Subnet Mask: Custom ==> 255.255.252.0

If it is, then what you could do is for example set mask 255.255.255.0 and address reservation from 192.168.0.2 onward and set DHCP server pool from 192.168.0.100 onward.

That is if you have less that 99 hosts using the address reservation feature.

TBH subnet mask of 255.255.252.0 assumes that you can address 1022 devices which I doubt that C80 or AX6000 could handle.

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Re:AX6000 vesus C80 address reservation
2024-08-08 17:42:43

  @terziyski 

 

Thank you. Yes, I think you're right when you say it's a lot for the C80. That's one of the reasons I'm trying to replace it with the AX6000.
I'm not going to use the 1022 devices, but I like to structure my entire network in a way that I recognize the devices according to the IP group. They are not vLAN, but something that gives me a similar perspective. Here's an example of my configuration:

Routers, Switches
192.168.0.1 - 192.168.0.19
AP's, Rext
192.168.0.21 - 192.168.0.39
Printers
192.168.0.41 - 192.168.0.49
Servers PDC & Mngm
192.168.0.51 - 192.168.0.69
NAS
192.168.0.71 - 192.168.0.79
Servers Production
192.168.0.81 - 192.168.0.99
Servers Test
192.168.0.99 - 192.168.0.51
Fixos DW
192.168.0.101 - 192.168.0.149
Fixos MW
192.168.0.151 - 192.168.0.254
DHCP
192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.254

Devices on the farm (outside houses)
192.168.2.1 - 192.168.2.254
IoT devices
192.168.3.1 - 192.168.3.149
Cameras
192.168.3.151 - 192.168.3.254

I know I can configure the IPs manually but there are several situations where this becomes very annoying.
So, my doubt continues to be. Is it possible to have the AX6000 work like the C80 as far as IP reservations are concerned? If it is not possible, is there any other router, in the same range as the AX6000, that has this possibility?
Thank you.

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Re:AX6000 vesus C80 address reservation
2024-08-08 19:54:12

  @PNorberto 

 

Hi,

 

I don't own the Archer AX6000 in particular, but on other TP-Link routers that behave like the Archer AX6000 the following workaround can be used.

 

1) Change the DHCP server's address pool to cover the whole address range of the subnet. (192.168.0.2 - 192.168.3.254)
2) Configure all the address reservations the way you need them.
3) Change the DHCP server's address pool back to the range you'd like to use. (i.e. 192.168.1.101 - 192.168.1.249)

 

If you need to add further address reservations at a later time, then you will have to use this workaround again.
 

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