Guest network on ASUS RT AC 68U - no internet connectivity

[mabhz]

You said it is working if you put them on your regular SSID, so you can change your 2.4GHz SSID to the one used for guest right now and delete guest SSID before.

I can’t do that because my main WiFi networks use specula character in the SSID name, and the cameras are so cheap they actually can’t connect to that! I also hide my SSID, so they probably won’t the able to connect to a hidden network too. And if I did that, i would have to go changing the WiFi configuration on a LOT of devices! Heheh

 

[Grisu]

You shouldn't use any special characters in your SSID or passphrase as it will give you only problems.
Can be read here in many places!
And hiding SSID wont make anything better or more secure too.

Might be some work to change it, but I thought you need a quick resolution whilst your vacation.

Which IP is shown for https://www.myip.com/
Only post first 2 decimals like 150.45.xxx.xxx

 

[ColinTaylor]

Then... what is the problem? I had them connected to another WiFi router last year and they worked all right.

Your situation is different now. From what you've said you've never managed to have any kind of remote access with your current setup. Answering my previous question will narrow down the possible causes:

Log into the router and look at the main Network Map page. At top of the page where it says "Internet status: Connected" it also says "WAN IP: aa.bb.cc.dd". What are the first two numbers (aa.bb) from this set of four?

 

[mabhz]

My good friends, thanks to ALL that have replied! I really appreciate your help!

And I have managed to discover what the problem was!! And even proceeded to a solution...

I will leave it here because other people might have the same problem and spend WEEKS making all sorts of tests and reinstalls and resetting whole networks, when the problem is much simpler than we can imagine....

Well, I mentioned that these wifi cameras are cheap chinese generic itens, with no famous or specific brand. they even have no manual. and they connected to an app that is no longer supported on iOS 12, so i had to look for another app that would "recognize" them.

If you look for "p2p wifi camera" or "wifi camera" on App Store and Google Play, you will find tons of apps, many displaying very similar interfaces but different chinese developers.

the problem with my cameras not being accessed over 3G/4G or outside my home wifi network was simply because of the app used.

when I brought my old iPhone 4S with the old app installed and added the cameras, they worked perfectly like before!

My conclusion is that even though these ip cameras mobile apps sometimes share almost identical interfaces and have very similar names, they share different streaming plataforms, and problably neither the 4 or 5 apps that i was testing had access to the same plataform that would share the feed uploaded by the cameras.

After a looooong research on app store i managed to find an app completely identical to the one that doesnt not work on iOS 12/13, tested the cameras and they worked fine.

hope my explanation was clear and hope it helps someone with the same problem!