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SunshineSail
Oct 08, 2025Tutor
RAX30 Bridge Mode
I live in an apartment complex which global wifi across the building. I'd like to setup a local network using the RAX30 in bridge mode. I assumed the RAX30 could connect to the building WIFI and th...
- Oct 13, 2025
Good call. My coat closet has an access panel for the building's fiber to eth switch. I tapped into that and am now running the RAX30 in its normal router mode. Thanks for the suggestion!
CrimpOn
Oct 08, 2025Guru - Experienced User
The RAX30 requires the WAN Ethernet port to be connected to an Ethernet port on the host router. So, no.
It appears that what you want is a WiFi Extender, which is designed to connect to a host system using WiFi and create a local network (probably with a different WiFi SSID).
It might be worth asking other tenants about this issue. There may be provisions in the lease agreement regarding setting up conflicting WiFi networks.