AirPlay problem with the same SSID

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AirPlay problem with the same SSID

I often use AirPlay from my iPhone & iTunes in my PC to play it to my AVR (home theater setup) - Marantz 1506.

The wifi setup in our house are a modem/router from ISP and an Asus RT-N56U (in access point mode) with DIFFERENT SSID's to which I don't have problem playing AirPlay on any device. I needed the same SSID when so I can use wifi roaming without needing to change SSID every time the other signal weakens.

When I set them both (router & AP) with the same SSID, Airplay icon won't show up? But if I set a different SSID from either of the two, airplay icon is back. Channel frequencies are set to ch.1(router) and ch.11(AP). Anyone knows how to set this up?

UPDATE:

Disabling NAT in the access point makes the AirPlay icon always appear but still can't play it through my AVR.

**all are updated**

iTunes 12.4.3

Windows 10 updated as well, firewall off

Marantz 1506 updated firmware

iPhone always updated to latest version

Routers are also updated to its latest firmwares

Posted on Aug 15, 2016 1:30 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 15, 2016 2:43 AM in response to RuYz

What I believe you are describing is an extended network by way of repeater, The Apple TV doesn't work well with repeaters. Try a different configuration.

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Answer 2

Aug 15, 2016 4:27 AM in response to RuYz

Is your AP configured as a repeater, as Winston suggested, or is it wired to the central router? Is the central router the only source of DHCP?

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Answer 3

RuYz Author

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Aug 15, 2016 5:10 AM in response to Diana.McCall

Yes it is configured as an access point as I've posted. And it is wired to the central router

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Answer 4

Aug 15, 2016 5:43 AM in response to RuYz

You say you disabled NAT on the AP. Did you also disable DHCP, which shouldn't be possible on an AP anyway? Are all your devices on the same network, the same first three numbers of the IP addresses?

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RuYz Author

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Aug 15, 2016 6:11 AM in response to Diana.McCall

Thank you Diana.McCall! After disabling DHCP (with NAT also disabled) it seems to be working fine now. I hope I won't find any problems in the future though. Thanks again for this tip!

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Answer 6

Aug 15, 2016 8:32 AM in response to RuYz

Good. Having all devices on the same network is key for them to communicate. It's not as simple as them all being able to reach the internet.

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