I am not working in IT and I quite struggle with this simple setup.
I would like to connect some PLCs to a wifi network. I use RUTX10 as an AP and others as Client. The AP is configured with a DHCP. I join a scheme of my assembly so it is clearer for you to understand. The PLCs are in static IP and the RUTX wifi client connected in automatic IP. The LAN part of the RUTX10 are in static IP.
The two networks (LAN and WAN) have mask of different size and are on different network.
I have two questions :
Is this possible to put the Rutx10 in wifi client FTB (Fully Transparent Bridge) ?
Do I need to do a different gateway on each Rutx10 client ? because for the moment i can’t ping the static network from my computer when he is connnected to the AP.
Hello,
yes, there are 3 ways to achieve transparent bridge.
You can create WDS bridge, mesh or relayd configuration.
I would suggest mesh option, it might be easier.
RUTX10-1: set DHCP server (default on), set IP (192.168.1.1 default), create AP (default on), create mesh link similar like this (dont forget to set interface “lan”, this will bridge mesh link to your network):
RUTX10-2: disable DHCP, set lan IP (192.168.1.2), create mesh with same options like first one
RUTX10-3: same as RUTX10-2, just different IP (192.168.1.3)
This setup will create L2 bridge with wireless links and you should be able to reach your PLCs from your PC all will be in (192.168.1.1/24) network, also you can change IPs as you need.
This should work If I understood your requirements correctly.
