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2 WAX220 as WAP at home but cannot use it to extend my current network
Hi all,
I just bought 2 WAX220’s to use as access points at home now I have Ethernet throughout. I was hoping to be able to plug them in and set them up to extend the existing network. I can’t do that, I can only run them as their own separate networks each one individually.
Is it possible to change this in anyway? Or do I need to look at other WAPs?
I just bought 2 WAX220’s to use as access points at home now I have Ethernet throughout. I was hoping to be able to plug them in and set them up to extend the existing network. I can’t do that, I can only run them as their own separate networks each one individually.
Is it possible to change this in anyway? Or do I need to look at other WAPs?
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As answered before in the other thread already:
schumaku wrote:
There is no pushbutton or the like - you need to configure the WAX220 to the same SSID, and the same WPA2-PSK (WPA2-Personal key) yourself.
Very different in case you intend to operate the same SSID with WPA3-SAE - the cryptography does simply not allow a seamless roaming in the same simplicity without the assistance of a controller or a cloud system. This is not a Netgear Essential limitation - much more it applies to every vendor.
Your current router WiFi is also configured for WPA2-PSK / WPA2-Personal? Nothing that stops you from configuring your primary WiFi and the two new WAX220 in the same way.
Have not two WAX220 to proof, but one WAX220 and a similar WAX214 and a WAX214v2 for example. Nothing that stops you from configuring all access points as shown.
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