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You can link an AIRCUBE to your EdgerouterX and turn it into a Wi-Fi access point.

You can link an AIRCUBE to your EdgerouterX and turn it into a Wi-Fi access point.

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leonfrench22
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10-27-2023, 07:14 PM
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I have an EdgerouterX connected via eth0 to the ISP router, which is linked to the mains power through its own cable—not PoE. Eth1 sends the link to my main machine, while Eth2 goes to another device in the house. Everything worked for years until I needed a smaller access point. I purchased an Aircube (ISP) that supports PoE. I connected it using its PoE input and then accessed the Edgerouter's web admin. The cube appeared as pppoe, not eth4. After switching to eth4 and enabling PoE, it started working. Now I want to use it as an access point antenna feeding the Edgerouter, allowing other devices to connect via Wi-Fi. I can adjust the settings on the eth4 port, but DHCP fails and manual IP assignment shows errors with red alerts. I’m not very familiar with networking or bridging, and I’m unsure how to set up VLANs or share bandwidth properly. I think it might be possible to link the EdgerouterX to the Aircube as a mini-router with Wi-Fi, sharing its connection with the main router so it can broadcast the link. The manual suggests going to https://192.168.1.1/ for web access, but that’s where my device normally connects. This blocks me from accessing both interfaces on the same network. Should I disconnect the Edgerouter, set up the cube separately, and then reconnect everything?
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10-27-2023, 07:14 PM #1

I have an EdgerouterX connected via eth0 to the ISP router, which is linked to the mains power through its own cable—not PoE. Eth1 sends the link to my main machine, while Eth2 goes to another device in the house. Everything worked for years until I needed a smaller access point. I purchased an Aircube (ISP) that supports PoE. I connected it using its PoE input and then accessed the Edgerouter's web admin. The cube appeared as pppoe, not eth4. After switching to eth4 and enabling PoE, it started working. Now I want to use it as an access point antenna feeding the Edgerouter, allowing other devices to connect via Wi-Fi. I can adjust the settings on the eth4 port, but DHCP fails and manual IP assignment shows errors with red alerts. I’m not very familiar with networking or bridging, and I’m unsure how to set up VLANs or share bandwidth properly. I think it might be possible to link the EdgerouterX to the Aircube as a mini-router with Wi-Fi, sharing its connection with the main router so it can broadcast the link. The manual suggests going to https://192.168.1.1/ for web access, but that’s where my device normally connects. This blocks me from accessing both interfaces on the same network. Should I disconnect the Edgerouter, set up the cube separately, and then reconnect everything?

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10-28-2023, 03:01 AM
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I connected to the cube through the main router, configured it with user and password, then changed it to bridge mode. After that, I reconnected the EdgerouterX as the main router and set the cube as a client to it. Now it functions in bridge mode.
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MerelyMelissa
10-28-2023, 03:01 AM #2

I connected to the cube through the main router, configured it with user and password, then changed it to bridge mode. After that, I reconnected the EdgerouterX as the main router and set the cube as a client to it. Now it functions in bridge mode.

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