iPad Air 2 WiFi Issues

K, thanks. with the combo that I have I'll have to replace both if I upgrade.

the Asus RT-AC68U router has 4 LAN cable ports and is also Wireless

From your modem, run a cable wire from modem to the WAN port of the Asus router

You should be careful with these router/modem combos. A lot of the time, the original router is needed for your internet configuration and even for your TV to work (I have FiOS, and the original router is needed for the guide and on-demand for the TV). If you get a second router, you need to set that to bridge mode to avoid being double-NATed (when your router is competing with the AT&T router to assign IP addresses).

I Am totally over my head, lol. I don't usually do anything that's not plug and play. Wouldn't have a clue how to bridge. I just assumed I would have to get a new modem from AT&T to be able to use the Asus router. thank you for the heads up. Will have to research further and maybe hire someone to do it for me!

Why do you need to bridge? Most houses just use 1 modem and then cable to the 1 router and since the Asus is wireless no need for a bridge.

I was just responding to the post above that if I get a second router it needed to be set to bridge mode.

how big is your house? How many floors?

It depends on your configuration. Some ISPs (for example, FiOS for me), has the router and modem combined. So the router/modem combo has an input from the coax cable line, and internally splits that up to wireless and wired devices on the internal network. So you can think of it as the router takes in the internet signal from the fiber optic line AND routes it to my devices over wired and wireless ports. There are ways to separate this functionality, but since this router (at least in my case) does double duty by routing internet traffic and the guide and VOD functions of my cable box, I am forced to stick with it).

If you put another router behind the ISP router (i.e. the "second router"), then there are effectively two devices splitting up traffic. I am not sure it really creates a ton of problems as long as ALL of your devices that need to talk to each other (i.e. if you have a network storage device, a printer, etc) are all behind the second router. There may also be problems if the two routers start overlapping on assigning IP addresses - if they both are set to use the same range (say 192.168.1.0-100), then there is a chance that they will assign two different devices the same IP - most likely your second router will get assigned an address by the first, and then the second will assign its own addresses. Finally, you do lose any ability to access the settings of your first router from behind the second, because a request for that local IP address will be interpreted by the second router as a request for a computer that sits behind it.

Not to discourage anyone - I think in a lot of cases it will be plug and play and everything will work despite the double NAT issue. I think its better to be safe and set the second router to bridge mode (is usually very easy, one single setting to change, although the harder part is figuring out what random IP address your first router gave the second router if you ever need to make more changes to the second router). Just google (your router name and Bridge mode) and there should be step by step instructions.

One this is for sure - if you ever have internet connectivity issues and call the ISP, their first response will be "remove the second router." :-)

Btw - when I say bridge, I refer to a mode where the second router just acting as an extension of the first ISP supplied router/modem. It takes wireless signals and forwards them to the first router - i.e. all functions around portforwarding, assigning IP addresses, etc, are turned off.

approx 2200 sqf. 2 stories. Modem and router are upstairs. weve had the router/modem combo a little over a year and have had trouble with dropping wifi on all devices quite frequently. Never had the issue before with old modem and router (separate devices).

Yeah, those router modem combos are usually quite terrible - but makes tech support from the ISP easier since their tech guys will only need to learn one device. The one FiOS gave me isn't even fast enough to fully take advantage of the internet bandwidth that I paid for...

People!! All other ipads work, but not ipad air 2, this is apple issue. Stop buying new routes. Upgrade firmware on router first, wait till apple releases new updates. New routers should not be a solution.. come on..

Thank you....good to know. My new iPad works with it, but I've been unhappy with the speed for the last year. This is just going to prompt me to do something about it.

I agree that it is not a router problem, but the iPad Air 2 is NOT the only iPad this occurs with. As I posted several days ago, this was happening with my iPad 3 before I ever got my new iPad Air 2. And is started with IOS 8 - I think it is a software problem, not hardware.

To each his own, I say. I am of the opinion that if someone wants to spend the money, more power to them. The problem is that it appears to me that this isn't a large enough problem for apple or router manufacturers to see. There is a lot of activity on this forum, but contrast that to the number of iPad sales its probably a drop in the bucket. I also feel like the problem is not universal - Linksys is one of the largest router manufacturers, and if there was a systemic issue with their routers vis-a-vis iPad connections, there would be reports of far more problems. I believe its some issue with our particular shared circumstances that is impacting these routers. Or that we all share one particular batch of the linksys router or the wireless chipset therein that went bad in a particular way that impacted the iPad Air 2 - for example, I am experiencing better connections how that I disabled Airdrop.

For all we know, it could be something stupidly random occurring to anyone that has an "r" in their wifi password on a linksys router.

So if you go to a bar, restaurant, airport or any other public place you will ask them to change router because your apple device do not work? Tablets and phones are mobile devices, so most of time you will be taking them outside your house. Sorry for being rood, but that is really annoying me.