D-Link AC2600 (dir-882) used as an access point

[El Che]

Hi all,
I've done a research with the ranker to find the router that maximize the throughput and considering
my budget (here in europe it is around 90€) I found the router in the subject
https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wir...-dir-882-ac2600-mu-mimo-wi-fi-router-reviewed
Consulting the d-link website I didn't found official information about the possibility to configure this router as an access point (I mean as a wired device that allow wireless device to connect to my LAN)
There is someone that can give me an advice possibly verified?

 

[Internet Man]

Hi all,
I've done a research with the ranker to find the router that maximize the throughput and considering
my budget (here in europe it is around 90€) I found the router in the subject
https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wir...-dir-882-ac2600-mu-mimo-wi-fi-router-reviewed
Consulting the d-link website I didn't found official information about the possibility to configure this router as an access point (I mean as a wired device that allow wireless device to connect to my LAN)
There is someone that can give me an advice possibly verified?

Most wireless routers can be turned into access point by disabling the DHCP server feature.

 

[El Che]

Thanks for your reply!
It was also on my knowledge that disabling DHCP (and maybe also Upnp and other services except, obviously, the wifi) is the way to configure ANY router in Access point mode but I have the suspect that D-Link don't act very well on this...
I found this http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=40856.0
and they say:
"Using a router turned in to a Bridge or Relay is not sanctioned nor supported by D-Link for certain model router. D-Link does not support or develop any firmware modifications for there routers that have a Bridge or Relay feature. This process described here is solely of end user experiences and observations. As such, router owners who choose to use this procedure do at there own risk. "

 

[inkytires]

Well, the router firmware allows you to disable DHCP and assign a fixed IP, so I don't understand why he says it "isn't supported". Also, he doesn't seem to know how to spell 'their'.

 

[inkytires]

I just got a DIR-878 and can verify it works as an access point. Just ignore the "Internet Disconnected" message.