Fail to connect G450H & G300N using AOSS

[cyfchang]

I used to have 2 Buffalo Routers (WZR-HP-G300N, WZR-HP-G300NH2), of which G300NH2 is set as Routers and G300N as repeaters connected via WDS. However, due to poor reception, I have recently purchased WZR-HP-G450H to replace my G300NH2, due to lack of WDS function in the user-friendly firmware of G450H, I try to connect my new G450H(Router) with G300N(repeater) using AOSS. However they failed to connect.

I then tried to connect my old G300NH2(Router) with G300N(repeater) using AOSS, and it works.

Just want to clarify are there any AOSS issues between G450H and G300N? Or is it due to any mistakes I have made during the set up process?

This is how I tried to connect G450H(Router) with G300N(repeater) using AOSS:

1.   Reset both G450H(with Router mode “on”, firmware v1.86) and G300N (with Router mode “off”, firmware v1.93)
2.   Connect G450H and G300N with LAN cable
3.   For G450H, set login password, setup PPPoE internet connection, setup wireless signal (manual SSID: (no space), Wireless Authentication: WPA/WPA2-Mixed PSK, Wireless Encryption:TKIP/AES)
4.   For G300N, set login Pasword, and do nothing else.
5.   From the user friendly firmware, Activate AOSS of G450H and then activate AOSS of G300N

The result the web access page of both G450H and G300N is back to original status after a few minutes of refreshing, showing AOSS is not in use. While the security light of both G450H and G300N keep blinking indefinitely.

One additional info, when I bought the G450H 2 days ago, after finding out the user-friendly firmware does not support WDS, I changed the firmware to dd-wrt (obtained from your website) to try to set up WDS there, but then I found out there are some unsolved firmware issue with VPN encryption (I tried it, VPN only works when encryption is off), so I update the firmware back to the user-friendly version obtained from your website. I hope this wouldn’t affect my AOSS function.

Please help me resolve this AOSS connection problem, thanks!

[cyfchang]

I've got a reply from Buffalo HK customer support, confirmed that WZR-HP-G450H doesn’t support WDS (WDS by AOSS) function. So for those who have the same AOSS problem with G450H, you can just give up trying, I guess.

I wish to further confirm the following:

1. In that case, the only way I can establish the bridging arrangement is by running "dd-wrt" firmware (and use its WDS function) in both G450H and G300N, right? Or is it possible to run "dd-wrt"in G450H only and keep the user friendly firmware in G300N, since G300N already has WDS?

2. Regarding G450H buffalo certified dd-wrt firmware (build 20025),  the VPN  PPTP server does not support encryption MMPE in this version. (as reported in other post in this forum). Only when encryption MMPE on the PPTP server is turned off, the connection can be established. Are there anyway to resolve this?

[Mkorofi]

Any advice on how to go back from "user friendly" software to DD-WRT? on the WZR-HP-G450H

thanks in advance.

Imran