I’ve been trying to set up a RUT240 as a simple Wi-Fi access point connected via a LAN cable to an existing router without Wi-Fi.
I thought it would be an easy task, but I’ve had no success so far. I started by disabling the WAN and other interfaces that I didn’t need, and I set up the LAN interface to have an IP outside the DHCP range of the main router, but within the same subnet and mask.
Here are the details:
Main router: IP/netmask: 192.168.1.99/255.255.255.0
DHCP range: 192.168.1.110–192.168.1.210
Teltonika RUT240:
IP: 192.168.1.105
DHCP: Disabled
Subnet mask: Same as the main router (255.255.255.0)
I also set up a static route to the main router’s IP and subnet mask, but it didn’t work. I’ve tried using DHCP relay as well, but that didn’t solve the issue either.
I’ve been trying for days and I’m desperate for a solution. Thank you for your help!
Thanks for replying. Yes, it has the latest firmware and yes, I tryied following the guide but I only need one RUT240 connected over ethernet to the main router.
Hi… You dont need a static route… because the RUT240 is dumb mode.
But… You leave this… because you need to access it, from anywhere… ok… leave this route.
In this case, if your main goal is to have an AP and there is no need to bridge your home network with the RUT240, you should connect an Ethernet cable from your main router’s LAN port to the RUT240’s WAN port. Ensure that the WAN interface (Network → WAN) is enabled with DHCP or static protocol (correct IP and gateway should be specified).
Additionally, to prevent any conflicts, change the RUT240’s LAN IP to a different subnet’s (e.g., 192.168.2.1/24) and enable the DHCP server. This setup eliminates the need for adding a static route, and clients connected to the RUT240 AP will have internet access through the default gateway of your main router (192.168.1.99).
Thanks for your response. It inmediately worked with lan cable to the RUT240, but it is heavily, heavily restricted over wifi. Some devices won’t connect and even if they do, it only gets speeds of 100kbps at most.
Which brings me to this question: is the RUT240s wifi card capable of usuable speeds for simple acces point use and simple connection to the internet?