Hello
I'm wondering if I'm trying to do something with this 1900AC that it just won't do. I wanted an AC access point - I figured like most wireless routers I could disable the router and run it as an access point. I can't seem to figure out how to do this.
Linksys support said I needed to put it in bridge mode, but that didn't sound right since the description says it uses one of the wireless bands to link to the upstream router. Well thats no good - I want to connect to the existing wired network and provide wireless access. I tried to do it anyway, since linksys support said to, and it didn't work.
I can get a minimal access point functionality by configuring a static address (instead of bridge) and with firmware 1.1.7.xx but the other wired ports were unable to get to the wan. I upgraded the firmware to 1.1.8.xx whatever was latest, and I got no connectivity at all... in fact the 1900AC was unreachable over the wired network. I had to access it locally from a wired port.
I reverted to 1.1.7 so at least it is connecting wireless devices.
Is this just the way it is? What am I missing? I think I need to send this thing back!
any ideas?
thanks...tjq