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XR500 with R8000 in AP Mode
Hello. I have been using an R8000 router for the past year and recently got my hands on the XR500. I have a 2 storey house with my ISP modem set to bridge mode and the netgear router on the main...
Deploying a wired AP can be a very good idea if you need improve WiFi coverage. I'm not sure if the R8000 has the following problem, but the throughout of the WAN port can drop by as much as half in AP mode. You can avoid this by leaving the WAN port disconnected and using a LAN port. You will also need to disable the DHCP server.
As to frequency bands, just make sure to use different channels between the XR500 and R8000.
As to frequency bands, just make sure to use different channels between the XR500 and R8000.