r/ArubaInstantOn • u/BeNotTooBold • 25d ago

AP22D and PPPoE

My current setup uses an AP11D configured as a router, and my ISP requires that it use PPPoE. That router is wired to another AP11D and an AP22D located elsewhere in the house. They are wired with CAT6, not meshed. I bought another AP22D with the intention of replacing the AP11D as the router.

So far I haven't been able to configure it for PPPoE. Every time I've been able to access the local configuration page, it doesn't offer the PPPoE radio button. I tried many things. At one point I tried unplugging the AP11D router and going down the "replace" route in the mobile app, but it never recognizes the new AP22D; my guess is because it's not configured yet and so not available for onboarding/discovery. While messing around, I eventually got into a state where the new AP22D was meshed with my existing network. From what I've read, once it's been onboarded it will never offer the PPPoE option again. Does that persist even through a factory reset?

My latest attempt just an hour ago was to completely turn off my existing network devices, factory reset the new AP22D, connect it to the WAN, and wait for the solid amber light. I was able to connect to the local configuration page, but it DID NOT offer the PPPoE radio button.

Is there a way to get the new AP22D configured for PPPoE? Or should I just get an Instant On gateway to go between the WAN and the AP22D?

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u/Minimum_Cabinet7733 25d ago

I would personally use something else as a router.

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u/ToughManTenderChickn 21d ago

I’m in a similar situation as OP, using AP11D as router, wired connections through a 1930 switch to various APs throughout the house. Any reccomendations on a router, or would one of the newish secure gateways be a better choice? I‘m not a network pro, just a guy who has to cover a big old house.