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WAC 510 Router? SRR60 Wifi to Wifi Bridge?
Greetings, Is the WAC 510 the only AP in your business line that can be a router? Also, does the SRR60 offer Wifi to Wifi bridging through Insight like the WAC 510? What is the max num...
5pac3m0nk3y wrote:
Is the WAC 510 the only AP in your business line that can be a router?
Also, does the SRR60 offer Wifi to Wifi bridging through Insight like the WAC 510?
What is the max number of simultaneous connection on the SRR60?
Netgear does not make is abundantly clear that their community forums are where customers discuss Netgear products and that there is no participation by Netgear sales or support staff. We each have experience gained through using specific Netgear products and try to help when people have questions or issues.
The WAC 510 is an Access Point, not a router. See the picture on page 1 of the installation guide which shows a "router":
Maximum number of devices on one SRR60 system is found on page 177 of the User Manual (2.4G 127, 5G 127) This conveniently consumes one 255.255.255.0 subnet, which may be a coincidence.
Insight is Netgear's Business Class networking platform. My guess is that you are more likely to find useful information in the business forums, specifically the Business Wireless, Business Deployment, and the Insight forums.
There is also a link on this page leading to "Get support on Netgear products before I buy" which lead to a page that includes Business Solutions: https://www.netgear.com/mynetgear/portal/myOnlineTicket.aspx
Good Luck
Yes, I was completely and totally incorrect about the WAC510 router mode. My eyes were drawn to the blue picture and I failed to read the text in the box which clearly spells out "router mode". In contrast to the Orbi product, this device has a plethora of features (turning off radios is a big one). Clearly aimed at a more sophisticated environment.
My sense is that the WiFi bridge mode is intended to create one network that spans a larger area. With all units leading back to a single internet link.
p.s. I am terribly literal and reacted poorly to the statement "only AP in your business line " which implies to me an expectation that actual Netgear employees will respond to the question... and they won't.
In a former life, I was part of a group that designed and maintained a large multi-building network. We used fiber to link all the buildings to a central data center where the redundant routers and internet feeds were located. Since I doubt that your situation allows for installing media between buildings, the only way to create a 'single WiFi network' is some sort of radio link. Maybe some of those "Business Deployment" posts would offer insights (pun?)