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n1usya
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Nov 20, 2023

Nighthawk MS60 to Bridge Mode router

Looking for advice in seeing if this would work. The idea is we have the MK62 mesh system with one satellite unit. Going to add a second one on the outside of another building on the property. Wanting to know if from that unit, can I run an older router via Ethernet into the building to get WiFi using bridge mode?

The building is metal and blocks all outside signals.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NETGEAR/comments/17zek75/nighthawk_ms60_to_bridge_mode_router

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Nov 20, 2023
    n1usya wrote:

    Wanting to know if from that unit, can I run an older router via Ethernet into the building to get WiFi using bridge mode?

     

    If you mean that the cable will run into the building and feed the "older router", that should work.

     

    But it isn't bridge mode. It is access point mode, which is likely to be better than bridge mode.Look for AP mode in the manual for your hardware.

     

    Bridge mode means different things depending on the context: for router it can refer to a wireless bridge, with two routers communicating over wifi.

     

    Going to add a second one on the outside of another building on the property.

    MS satellites aren't designed for outdoor use.

     

    One technology that you might like to investigate is Powerline Ethernet which can turn the mains circuit into an Ethernet link. But it does depend on having reasonably good mains wiring and not  too many fuse boxes and isolators in the circuit.