Netis WF2780 - How to correctly configure it as a repeater / repeater

How to properly configure Netis WF2780 as a WiFi repeater / repeater.
Is it possible to name the amplifier the same as the Huawey router, in my case the network name B593-9493? Wifi 2.4G or 5G?
Could the pool addresses 192.168.1 be used. ... ..? So that the mobile device sticks to one network name. Below I have pasted screenshots of my configuration.
Works as a bridge.

1st status


2. status cont


3. WAN network


4. LAN network


5. IPTV out of service


6. address reservation; (I have a few hard-wired)


7. mode of operation; when I turn it on it jumps for a second


and then ....... and acts as a bridge


8. 2.4G wifi configuration


9.Wifi configuration 2.4G MAC filtering


10. WiFi configuration 2.4G WPS settings


11. 2.4G wifi configuration multiple SSID


12.Wifi configuration 2.4G advanced


13. wifi configuration 2.4G client list


14.5G wifi configuration


15.Wifi configuration 5G MAC filtering


16.5G wifi configuration WPS settings


17. 5G wifi configuration multiple SSID


18. 5G wifi configuration advanced


19. 5G wifi configuration client list


20. bandwidth


21. redirects


22.DMZ redirects


23. UPnP redirection


24. Port triggering forwarding


25. FTP private port redirection


26. access control


27. Access Control MAC Filtering


28. Access Control Domain Filtering


Dynamic DMZ - disabled

The rest, I don't know if it's important, I can join :D

Moderated By jimasek:

I corrected the subject

For the future, you don't need to take screenshots of everything, because almost every router manufacturer has something like a simulator available. http://www.netis-systems.com/en/Support/1607.html " target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener ugc" class="postlink inline" title="" > http://www.netis-systems.com/en/Support/1607.html

And to the point:
2.4G or 5G, if your main router supports 5G then go for it, especially if you live in a block of flats and have lots of other routers. I understand that the address of the main network is 192.168.1.0/24 Perhaps the address of the main router is 192.168.1.1/24? It's best to start with a factory reset of your amp. So when it comes to configuration, in the network-> WAN you change to "Wireless", you do not enter the name of the router! just search and select with your finger. Select the type of security for your network. All security type settings must match those of the main router (repeat everything must be the same! That's important!). In the WAN settings you change to "static IP" and type:
ip address: e.g. 192.168.1.254
mask: 255.255.255.0
default gateway and DNS: 192.168.1.1 (i.e. the address of the main router)

network-> LAN
ip address: e.g. 192.168.1.254
mask: 255.255.255.0
DHCP is turned off (IP addresses are assigned by the main router)

network-> operating mode select "bridge" and "static ip address"
ip address: e.g. 192.168.1.254
mask: 255.255.255.0
default gateway and DNS: 192.168.1.1 (i.e. the address of the main router)

in plants:
2,4-> wireless network
5-> wireless network
you set:
radio type: amplifier (repeater)
configuration: automatic
you search for your root router and enter the password below

It should be everything. The rest of the options are of no interest to you, because everything is taken care of by the main router. This amplifier will only serve as an additional range-enhancing antenna. In case of problems, write to me.] Link [/url]

kamil.ck13 wrote:

2.4G or 5G if your main router supports 5G, choose it, especially if you live in a block of flats and there are many other routers

The router is installed off the beaten track, so you only need 2.4GHz. Huawei B593S-22 probably has a radio with only 2.4G band.

kamil.ck13 wrote:

I understand that the address of the main network is 192.168.1.0/24 Probably the address of the main router is 192.168.1.1/24

The address of the main router is 192.168.1.1

kamil.ck13 wrote:

It's best to start with a factory reset of your amp

I reset to factory settings and uploaded the latest firmware

kamil.ck13 wrote:

So when it comes to configuration, in the network-> WAN you change to "Wireless", you do not enter the name of the router! just search and select with your finger. Select the type of security for your network. All security type settings must match those of the main router (repeat everything must be the same! It's important!)

according to the recommendations, I set the network> WAN to wireless, scan, enter the password and save it. Successfully completed. But if I want to go further, it catches my previous configuration settings, just like I would restore a backup, address 192.168.0.1
I tried from a different side. But it always goes back to 192.168.0.1

Several days have passed. The equipment does its job. Thank you to my colleague @ kamil.ck13 with remote support. He did a great job. We tried the method that Kamil described earlier. But something was not working.

We changed the encryption method on the main router 192.168.1.1. WPA2-PSK remained unchanged, but we changed the WPA encryption to the recommended AES.

In Netis, we started by setting the Network >> Work mode as Bridge. We changed from DHCP to Static IP and entered the settings below:



Then in 2.4G WiFi Configuration >> Turn on, Connection Mode >> Repeater. Press the access point scan and after searching for our network, enter the password and OK, confirm. We already have a 2.4G network



5G WiFi setup is similar. The difference is in access point scanning. It looked for nothing for me. I typed (copy / paste) the access point and password. I approved and everything.



We have this status:



One more beer for Kamil . Thanks a lot.

I also have netis, but WF2710, probably the same software and also made the bridge.
Unfortunately, wifi clients are being served wrong data.

Main router 10.0.0.20, netis bridge, via cable, 10.0.0.200, wifi: ap.

Here's where the problem starts, there's no option anywhere to disable netis dhcp for wifi.
The netis itself is set statically, 10.0.0.200, the gate and dns 10.0.0.20.

But userom netis says: gateway 10.0.0.200, dhcp 10.0.0.200, dns 10.0.0.20/10.0.0.200
Only after typing the gate and dns on 10.0.0.20 everything works fine.

pirates69 wrote:

Several days have passed. The equipment does its job. Thank you to my colleague @ kamil.ck13 with remote support. He did a great job. We tried the method that Kamil described earlier. But something was not working.

We changed the encryption method on the main router 192.168.1.1. WPA2-PSK remained unchanged, but we changed the WPA encryption to the recommended AES.

In Netis, we started by setting the Network >> Work mode as Bridge. We changed from DHCP to Static IP and entered the settings below:

Hi!
Info request - if before changing to Most I connect to Netis on 192.168.0.1, then after settings like in your screenshot (192.168.1.100 etc.), after restarting Netis (which is necessary after entering data to the Bridge) - I lose the possibility connect to the device to further configure 2.4G and 5G. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for the info, Jacek

If you want to make an AP of it from the main router:
then you connect the LAN sockets of the main router and the additional one, on the additional one you only turn off DHCP in the LAN.

If you want to make a repeater from it:
just turn on the repeater function in the wifi section, enter the SSID and password, and also turn off DHCP in the LAN.

Do not make the bridge, it is an unnecessary difficulty.
It's best to reset to factory settings before making changes.

Planned connection as a repeater.

For this purpose:
1.Reset to factory settings
2. Network >> WAN -> no changes here
3. Network >> LAN >> DHCP Server -> set to Disable
4. Wireless 2.4G -> Radio Mode: Repeater | Configuration: Automatic | Remote AP Name: selection from the list | Password: you know
5. Wireless 5G -> (almost like for 2.4G, except you have to set Manual because the list does not see 5G) Radio Mode: Repeater | Configuration: Manual | Remote AP Name: entered manually | Authentication Type: WPA2-PSK | Encryption Type: AES | Key Mode: ASCII | Password: you know

The source router is UPC, Horizon.

Have I missed something in the settings?

kisses,
Jack

Probably also the LAN IP in the range used by the main router in the LAN.
Add out of scope for DHCP or book on DHCP.
Set 5GHz to AP mode.

Remember when you modify your configuration options this stupid router can turn DHCP back on itself, so check back after configuration changes.

From memory - DHCP on Horizon starts from 192.168.1.10, probably ...
Would that mean that on Netise in the section Network >> LAN it is necessary to set the IP Address to eg 192.168.1.5? Or should the LAN IP address for Netis be from a completely different subnet? Subnet Mask should remain 255.255.255.0 in this case?
I noticed that it doesn't always save configurations .
And why should 5GHz stay in AP mode? Are there any restrictions on the Repeater for 5GHz?

To sum up:
Network >> LAN : IP Address: 192.168.1.5 and DHCP off
Wireless 2.4G : Repeater mode
Wireless 5G : AP mode or off

That's right?

J.

Yes, everything is correct.

Theoretically, it is described here Link .
I will let you know in the evening what and how.

J.

I didn't know that they were doing something like that, nice description.
I also tried wisp mode and it worked, I'm wondering if it's not better.
But I can't rummage around in a working environment anymore.

In WISP mode, probably one channel is used for incoming and the other for outgoing.
Because when turned on, 40MHz stops working.

Somewhere I read that at 40MHz we theoretically have more signal / transfer, but unfortunately also more noise.

It was nice if you could test and compare WISP-n150 vs repeater-n300 transfers.

WISP is described here Link . To check "dry" you can use the emulator, details here Link .

In summary (UPC IP_Horizon 192.168.1.1):
In the Repeater mode, we do not start Network >> WAN, we set IP_Netis from the DHCP range of the main device (in my case Horizon UPC, Netis set e.g. to 192.168.1.2), Wireless in Repeater mode.

In the WISP mode, we set Network >> WAN with an indication of the primary AP, IP_Netis to an address outside the UPC network segment (e.g. 192.168.2.1), we do not mess with the Wireless settings (but note ... then Netis will probably publish its own SSID other than the main AP's SSID). As a result, I will get (narrowing down to 2.4Ghz) SSID_Horizon + SSID_Netis, treated by devices completely separately. However, in Repeater mode, only SSID_Horizon will be visible, regardless of whether it comes directly from Horizon or is distributed by Netis.

If I was right about WISP and it works as above (separate SSID), the Repeater mode looks more inviting.

I'll check in the evening.

Jack

I know how to set it up, I just can't change it so as not to interrupt the network, and you are just building yours, so you can test it.
It's about the actual differences and stability in WISP (N150 + N150) vs repeater (n300) transfers.

Then please take a look at what I wrote about both configurations and let me know if there is something missing. I will be grateful.

J.

Repeater:
- DHCP must be turned off (IP will be assigned by the main router)
- WAN IP: e.g. 192.168.2.1, out of LAN range
- LAN IP: e.g. on 192.168.1.2 (from the DHCP range of the main router)
- SSIS: several devices with the same will be visible, after range you can see which
- channels: operation in two-channel n300 mode

WISP
- DHCP must be enabled (IP will be assigned automatically from WISP)
- WAN IP: e.g. on 192.168.1.2 from the DHCP range of the main router
- LAN IP: e.g. 192.168.2.1, out of WAN range
- SSID: publishes independent SSIDs but may be the same name
- incoming channel: imposed by the device to which it is connected
- outgoing channel: set it to be different by at least 3 from the incoming channel

Depending on the conditions, the WISP mode could achieve higher transfers by working on different channels.

zlotowinfo wrote:

Repeater:
- DHCP must be turned off

I think it's clear here, Network >> LAN >> DHCP Status : Disabled, right? Will I have to manually enter the network card settings in Windows after such a procedure (LAN IP change to 192.168.1.2 + DHCP off) to be able to connect to Netis via the cable? I think so ...?

zlotowinfo wrote:

WISP
- DHCP must be enabled

Network >> LAN >> DHCP Status : Enabled, right?

zlotowinfo wrote:

- WAN is set from the DHCP range of the main device (e.g. to 192.168.2.1)

Question - is it in scope or out of scope? The root device is 192.168.1.1.

zlotowinfo wrote:

- SSID: publishes independent SSID, the name can be the same,
but advisable
- channels: one incoming, the other outgoing, it is advisable that the channels are different by at least

How to indicate which channel is incoming and which outgoing? I don't see this in the settings.

They will get their IP from DHCP. The incoming channel is imposed by the transmitting device. You define the outgoing channel in the WIFI 2.4 section, I corrected the above entry because there was an error in the IP.

Sure - then I can try it out in the evening. One last thing - disabling DHCP in Repeater mode will require manual entry of network card parameters - correct?

It depends in what order you will perform the activities.
I remember that during my reconfiguration attempts, I had to set the IP and reset it many times.
Then, when everything was correct, the IP will be assigned automatically.

Despite this, I set myself a static IP, but I reserved it in the DHCP configuration so that sometimes someone else would not get it (then IP conflicts start).

What was the reason for this action?
I start the Miranda NG program at the start, and it always showed an update error, when I have a rigid IP, no this problem.

The more rigid parameters will be advantageous for WIFI devices.
Remembering to change when we go out somewhere using a different network.

Rigid parameters only for configuration purposes. After starting, you will probably not have to walk on the cable. However, in this manual http://www.netis-systems.com/Suppory/faq_detail/id/17.html do not mention the need to manually disable DHCP, it even says that Repeater mode should disable it automatically:
[...] Note: If your main router's IP is 192.168.1.1, please change your netis router to another IP to avoid web conflict, for example 192.168.1.2. And after you set your netis router to repeater mode, the netis router will disable its DHCP Server automatically, so you'd better set the router's LAN IP to the same network segment with your main router. For example, your main router's IP is 192.168.1.1, then change netis router's IP to 192.168.1.X (X is between 2 ~ 254). [...]

But I will have to check it live.

Let me put it this way, I have not had to deal with such a annoying router yet. Instead of turning off the dhcp mode, as you write, it turns it back on when you change the configuration. After each minor change, I always check if DHCP is still turned off.

And the rigid parameters mean faster connection to the network, especially as I mentioned for programs that start with the system.

I will repeat again, always check if DHCP is still turned off if you are using a repeater.

If I remember correctly, in the repeater mode (approx. 50m distant), the computer connected to the repeater after:
1. wifi reached max. 13MB / s
2nd lan reached about 40MB / s

Thanks for the advice .
I will do as you suggest - I will stick to the rigid LAN for the time of configuration. Later, a rigid connection only as part of service actions ;-)

J.

You got me wrong, I always recommend stiff IPs (with DHCP reservations), especially for WIFI users.
And I treat the use of the main DHCP as a service action verifying the correctness of the network.

I understand the reasons, however it requires a coordinated family action of "stiffening" IP for any smartphones / tablets etc. For now, I just need to strengthen the wifi and that is a priority. The rest of the experiments later.
So in this case, a rigid IP (at least temporarily) is a service action, and regular access via DHCP. After solving the main problem (wifi signal), it will be time for other changes, including fixed IPs.

J.

The first stage of stiffening, device recognition, is fixed assignments in DHCP.
You know who is sitting on the net, and depending on the router: you see what is watching, how much transfer is consuming, you cut the transfer like it is shutting down the net, etc.
And is the second stage of stiffening on end devices important? Well, I only do it to myself and to one computer that pretends that it is constantly dropping the network (something entangled in the system, evidently to be reinstalled).

I have a permanent assignment only to the printer and TV, the rest are completely free. Now a Netis assignment will come to this to avoid any IP conflicts. On the other hand, you are right, a permanent assignment in DHCP is not a big job, and it's better to have it than not to have it. I will do it after configuring the amplifier.

J.

Alternatively, you can only have a portion of the IP allocated dynamically.

For now, the result of the first test:
- LAN changed IP
- WiFi 2.4 GHz set to Repeater mode
- WiFi 5GHz disabled
---------------
After restart, everything works, DHCP is turned off without my intervention.

kisses,
Jack