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WC370 wireless AP connection
Is it possible to use a wc370 AP without the prosafe WC7600 wireless controller.
I would like to just extend my wired network.
Any advice would be great. Thank you
I would like to just extend my wired network.
Any advice would be great. Thank you
Hi Donone,
On behalf of JohnRo, I'm afraid to inform you that the WN370 access point is classified as a Thin Access Point wherein you could only configure and manage it through the WC7600 wireless controller. Therefore, the WN370 cannot be used as a standalone access point. Kindly check this link below for more details:
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
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Hello Donone,
Welcome to the community!
Yes, you can use the WAC730 AP also works as a standalone access point. Follow the installation instructions without a controller here. If you have multiple WAC730's you can also manage them together using the ensemble management feature of the AP. You can refer to the manual.
Let us know if you have more questions.
Thanks,
- Thanks Johnro for your quick reply. I got the model wrong. I have a WC 370 access point. So is it possible to use the wc370 without the wc7600 wireless control.
Thanks - Sorry its a WN370 I have. Third time lucky.
ThanksHi Donone,
On behalf of JohnRo, I'm afraid to inform you that the WN370 access point is classified as a Thin Access Point wherein you could only configure and manage it through the WC7600 wireless controller. Therefore, the WN370 cannot be used as a standalone access point. Kindly check this link below for more details:
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
- Thank you for replying DaneA. You don't happen to know to it was possible to flash it with we dd-drt?
Cheers for all your help. ;)Hi Donone,
I have not yet tried using a dd-wrt firmware on a WN370. The WN370 might get bricked if you will flash it with a dd-wrt firmware as well as the warranty will be void.
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
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