I would like to setup the Almond as a wireless access point, but also a router. I.e., I would prefer that our wireless network be on a different subnet from our main network. So far, every attempt at this has failed. Every time I try to put the DHCP in Server mode, after clicking "Apply", the setting reverts to Disabled. Any suggestions on what I might be doing wrong?
It can not be an
Access Point and a
Router. It can only be an
Access Point or a
Router. Choose
one.
When your Almond is setup as an
Access Point, it disables the DHCP Server. (
This is by design). The goal of an "
Access Point" is to provide another location to access your network from. It connects to your main router, and grabs an IP address via DHCP. All client devices that connect to your Almond will pickup their DHCP IP address directly from your Main Router.
What you want to accomplish is not possible on the original Almond. It is almost definitely possible on our Almond+ product, but this would require using scripts to
completely re-design the network configuration provided by the Firmware. You would need to use an expensive high-end Enterprise class router to accomplish your goals without the need for scripts.
Scripting this on
any Router would be very complicated, as you would need to make the router into a "
multi-homed" device with multiple local
RFC1918 networks on your Router, and you would need to configure separate DNS/DHCP servers on each subnet, and would need to manually configure your firewall to permit packets to transfer between these networks.
I have setup such networks for a local Museum, where they wanted their "
adminstrative network" isolated from their "Public Wi-Fi" they offer their patrons over 3 floors of their museum. It took 5 Routers, and over 40 hours of labour, but I did finally give them the configuration they desired.
I do not believe this is possible on the original Almond product. (No persistent storage for your scripts).