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Nighthawk App and Access Points
I have the following setup: R7000 router (192.168.1.1) at one end of the house, another R7000 as access point (192.168.1.100) at the other end. Both are running firmware 1.0.9.34.
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Yes, the remote R7000 is put into Access Point mode (as suggested by Netgear), and it is wired to the main router. I have address reservations for all devices. A long time ago I decided to use .100 for the access point. (At that time I had an old router as access point, wired to one of the switch inputs and disabled DHCP).
I know that some features are disabled in the R7000 when in access point mode. This is not my problem. The problem is that the Nighthawk App does not reach my main router when my device (normally iPad) is connected to the access point, and there is no way to force it going to the router. I do not want to do anything on the access point, only the router.
With the old Genie app I could specify the address when logging in. I could then reach the router from all places in my house, even if I was connected to the access point. Unfortunately, this Genie does not work after firmware update 1.0.9.32 (not possible to log in anymore). The newer Genie app has other problems, but that’s another story.
A wild idea: Enabling the remote management for the router and the AP (while connected to the individual unit), I would guess you can select the device to be managed to manage when changing to remote access.
Vaguely remember having read similar questions before - looks to me like Netgear Nighthawk App design and implementation was done with the single router deployment idea in mind.