Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 13:21 Post subject: WDR3600 - Dual Band Repeater?
Can the WDR3600 be configured as a dual band repeater?
I am currently using a Surfboard SBG6580 Modemn, which has a selectable dual band wifi built-in. Unfortunately, only one band can be used at a time.
I tried the tutorial for the repeater, and it only sets up 1 band, not both. I would like to setup both as i have devices which cannot use 5Ghz and some do.
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 16:15 Post subject: Repeater
I would not suggest it. Usually it causes weird bridging issues. It is better to use one for the back link and the other set up as AP mode, with a different SSID, channel, etc.
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 13:08 Post subject: Re: Repeater
ian5142 wrote:
I would not suggest it. Usually it causes weird bridging issues. It is better to use one for the back link and the other set up as AP mode, with a different SSID, channel, etc.
As of now, I do not use Modem's Wifi capability. I use the Ethernet out from the modem and use my WDR3600 to create the WiFi networks.
To confirm, i can use 2 WDR3600 in WDS mode and extend wifi networks with same SSIDs? One WDR3600 connected to the modem with a Ethernet cable and one more router connected remotely.
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 2:07 Post subject: WDS Setup
I would suggest using WDS between both routers (not the modem) only on one band (2.4GHz or 5GHz) not both. Then create a separate AP with the same SSID and password, but different channel on the other band (not the WDS link).
That WDS wiki page is well written. I have used it to setup WDS links on all of my Atheros based routers. I have not used WDS on Broadcom yet. I have heard it does not work as well as on Atheros systems. _________________ Before asking a question on the forums, update dd-wrt: Where do I download firmware? I suggest reading it all.
QCA Best WiFi Settings
Some dd-wrt wiki pages are up to date, others are not. PM me if you find an old one.
Atheros:
Netgear R7800 x3 - WDS AP / station, gateway, QoS
TP-Link Archer C7 v2 x2 - WDS Station
TP-Link TL-WDR3600 v1 - WDS Station
TP-Link 841nd v8 - NU
D-Link 615 C1/E3/I1 x 7 - 1 WDS station
D-Link 825 B1 - NU
D-Link 862L A1 x2 - WDS Station
Netgear WNDR3700v2 - NU
UBNT loco M2 x2 - airOS
Broadcom
Linksys EA6400 - Gateway, QoS
Asus N66U - AP
Netgear WNDR3700v3 - not used
MediaTek
UBNT EdgeRouter X - switch
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2018 13:14 Post subject: It works!
I got it all working last week, after a week of multiple failed attempts with the firmware recommended by router database. Its unfortunate that the router database is not upto date, as that is the first place where people will look into.
After going through multiple threads, and seeing that people had success with the latest firmware i have now installed the latest version of WDR3600 firmware and can say that everything is working great, with speeds of 35Mbps.
The only thing not working with the latest firmware, is the led for the 2.4GHz, which i don't care.
