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arewe3
Nov 02, 2025Aspirant
Nighthawk AX4 in AP mode connect to XR300
I hope this is the correct place to post this. I have a XR300 router. I have connected it with a LAN cable to AX4 router that I setup in AP mode. The XR300 will not connect to the AX4 router. (My...
arewe3
Nov 02, 2025Aspirant
The Xr300 works and has internet connection. All the wireless devices attach and work fine. I have issues seeing color so I am going to assume the blinking light is amber and not red as I said before. The cable goes from XR300 port #4 direct to port 4 on the AX4. It is also the same cable the I use to connect the spectrum router to the AX4.
StephenB
Nov 02, 2025Guru - Experienced User
arewe3 wrote:The cable goes from XR300 port #4 direct to port 4 on the AX4.
If the AX4 is in AP mode, then normally you'd connect the cable between an XR300 LAN and the AX4 WAN port.
- arewe3Nov 02, 2025Aspirant
Yes, it is connected from XR300 LAN port 4 to AX4 (in AP Mode) LAN port 4. I have tried different ports. I have not connected it the WAN ports because I am positive that will not work.
- arewe3Nov 02, 2025Aspirant
Not sure if i mentioned it before but if I move the AX next to the XR and use a 6 foot normal patch cable it works. I am very sure the cable is good because I put the spectrum modem back in place of the XR and everything works fine. So I believe it must be some type of configuration issue in the settings.