Acer Predator Connect W6 WAN Settings Choices missing LAN/Bridge Option

jzchen

Per this article:

Predator Connect W6 Router WAN Setup - Acer Community

there should be four options:

Dynamic IP; Static IP; PPPoE; and Switch WAN port to LAN (switch/bridge mode).

For some reason Switch WAN port to LAN (switch/bridge mode) is not there.

If I go to Quick Internet Setup I can change the mode to bridge mode, BUT it does not allow me to keep Band Steering, hence forces a different SSID among 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz channels.

I was able to enable bridge mode in the past with Band Steering and all 3 channels having the same SSID, but not anymore? Or was that actually a glitch that I got lucky, because I prefer to set it that way. (Apple actually recommends the same SSID for 5 GHz and 6 GHz but no band steering for their 6E capable devices).

Please advise if I need to contact Acer support directly or possibly need to replace the router with a different model?

Thank you for any help/insight you can provide.

jzchen

I went ahead and contacted support since the router is still under warranty. I'm afraid the tech who just called back about the issue confirmed that this is a normal function of Bridge Mode. Sadly, I was just lucky and got Bridge Mode with Band Steering to work when I originally purchased the router…

jzchen

I decided to give it another try today while I had some more time.

Left side of web interface:

→System →Operation mode →Bridge mode

leaves your WiFi Band Steering intact.

Yay. (I was thinking of buying an Orbi 970 to replace the W6…