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A211903
Apr 05, 2023Aspirant
WAX206 WIRELESS CONNECTION TO CURRENT ROUTER
I recently purchased a WAX206 to access my wifi network wirelessly and to connect via ethernet to a new computer that does not have wifi reception capability. I can get the WAX206 set up as a access p...
plemans
Apr 05, 2023Guru - Experienced User
You didn't want an access point or a router.
What you wanted was a simple wireless extender that has ethernet ports.
An access point needs to be hardwired into the router it connects to.
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