Hi,
I am trying to set the router up using wan over WiFi as primary WAN and mobile as fail over and at the same time use it as an WiFi accesspoint (in a boat) but can’t make it work. Is this not possible ( using WiFi both as wan connection and access point)?
See here and after satisfying yourself it works, then set up your failover. There are other options though, instead of Multi AP, you could setup your ‘WiFi as WAN’ link, as a ‘Client’.
For failover, I’d recommend having the following ‘Flush connections on’ settings that can be changed at NETWORK > FAILOVER MULTIWAN > [insert wan interface name}. Have the below options set for all interfaces i.e. wan, mobile and any others created. This ensures that any existing connections don’t persist on trying to use the original route, when failover occurs.
Hi Mike,
and many thanks for a great and detailed description, just one quick question, I believe that my router only got a 2.4 GHz WiFi radio and no 5 GHz? I assume then this solution will not work with my router?
I believe your assumption to be correct. In your case either get yourself a new device or plug in an external AP to your LAN RJ45 port, that is 5GHz capable and you are able to name an SSID on the AP’s own interface. I generally do not give hardware recommendations but no doubt, someone will suggest an appropriate option.
You will probably have to power the AP from and external source as from what I’ve seen, the Teltonica devices, in the main, do not deliver PoE.
Thanks, I thought that was the case, I will look for an alternative AP. Many thanks for your help
Greetings, Melowson,
Thank you for your message,
It is possible to configure the RUT955 so that it uses WiFi as the primary WAN and mobile as a failover. It can also work as a client (station/WiFi WAN) and access point at the same time. To achieve this, you should follow the setup below.
First, you will need to set up a wireless client. Basically, you need to scan for available networks and connect to your WiFi as a client.
Note: If the network is not available (e.g., it is a hidden network), you can connect to it manually by adding it based on its SSID.
To achieve this, you will need to:
Next we will need to finish setting up wireless WAN interface. In the next configuration window, most of the time you can leave the interface on DHCP, however if the DHCP server is not enabled on the wireless network, that you’re connecting to, then you might want to opt out for static configuration instead.
Once these steps are done, your router will have access to the internet as a WiFi client.
Note: If you’re using the default LAN subnet of 192.168.1.0/24, you need to make sure that the wireless network subnet you’re connecting to is different from the default (e.g., 192.168.5.0/24). In my setup, I will be using the default LAN subnet, and the wireless network that I am trying to connect to as a client is 10.0.0.0/24.
Next, go to Network → WAN and set the priorities of the interfaces. In your case, the WiFi interface should be first, and failover should be enabled. The second priority should be your mobile interface. To change the priority, simply click on the top left corner of the interface and drag it to a higher priority (I have attached a screenshot for visualization). This will ensure that if the WiFi connection drops, your mobile interface will provide internet access.
Once these steps are completed, you will need to configure a guest WiFi. In my example I am using 192.168.5.0/24 subnet for my new guest network. You can set it up by following this example:
Once the guest WiFI is set up, you should be able to connect to the guest WiFi with various devices, and those devices will be on the new LAN interface network.
As shown in the screenshot, the device is connected to the 192.168.5.0/24 network.
I hope this helps! In case you need any additional assistance, just let me know!
Kind regards,
V.
Hi and many thanks, that works great!
