Gateway Mode Limitations and Considerations
There are several important limitations and factors to consider when enabling gateway
mode.
- All RUCKUS Unleashed AP models with multiple Ethernet ports support Gateway mode. If your network's WAN bandwidth is higher than 100 Mbps, RUCKUS recommends using 802.11ax or later APs to enjoy the fastest Internet access experience.
- The Master AP acts as the gateway for both wired and wireless clients.
- The gateway AP provides IP addresses and performs NAT (routing) functions in addition to serving as the RUCKUS Unleashed Master AP, and servicing wireless clients. For this reason, it is preferable to use an AP with higher CPU/memory resources, especially 802.11ax or later APs as the Gateway AP, if possible.
- If gateway mode is enabled, the maximum number of APs in an RUCKUS Unleashed network is 25, even if the Master AP could otherwise support more.
- No VLAN support in gateway mode.
- Bonjour Gateway is not supported in gateway mode (no VLANs).
- When Mesh is enabled in gateway mode, and when the WAN IP address is obtained by means of PPPoE, the Master AP cannot be part of a Mesh tree. However, Mesh can still be enabled and any member AP can be a Root AP or Mesh AP.
- The WAN and LAN IP addresses must be in different IP subnets, and the address ranges may not overlap.
- If gateway mode is enabled, redundancy is disabled. This means that if the Master (gateway) AP goes offline for any reason, a member AP will not be able to take over and become the new Master.