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Netgear C3700 (N600)
I have this modem/router just laying around and I wanted to go ahead and make use of it again. I was curious if I could use this as just a wifi extender since I already have a main router/modem from...
> [...] if I could use this as just a wifi extender [...]
That depends on what "a wifi extender" means to you. You should be
able to configure it as a wireless access point (with a wired connection
to the main router). See, for example:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1463500
That's written for a C6300, but the steps are about the same for any
other router (any make/model) which lacks a one-step WAP option,
including yours.
Ok, so I can't use as a wireless access point like my old Rangemax wireless router WPN824 v3? What I mean is that I'm using this C3700 on the other side of the home. There's no way a long line of Ethernet can run from that room all the way to the living room where the main Modem is. Can't I just plug it into a switch or something? What changes on the device itself should I be making for the setup?
> Ok, so I can't use as a wireless access point like my old Rangemax
> wireless router WPN824 v3? [...]Do I know what you did with your "my old Rangemax wireless router
WPN824 v3"? (Hint: No.)Does your "my old Rangemax wireless router WPN824 v3" have a
WAN/Internet Ethernet port? (I'd assume yes.) Does your C3700 have a
WAN/Internet Ethernet port? (I'd assume no.) So, can you directly
substitute a C3700 for a WPN824v3? Not in all cases.> [...] What I mean is [...]
You lost me. What, exactly, do you think that you can or can't do
(and why)?> [...] Can't I just plug it into a switch or something? [...]
Plug what into what? Why?
> [...] What changes on the device itself should I be making for the
> setup?If "the device itself" means the C3700, then that depends on what you
intend to do with it. If you want to use it as a wireless access point
(which, I'd expect, is about the only thing which you could do with it),
then that's what that cited thread tries to explain.Ok, let me try to make this as easy enough. The Netgear c3700 that I have, I'm wanting to make it into a device that's only used for wifi. You said its possible and can be done only if I have an ethernet net cord plugged into it and to the main modem itself. Problem is the main modem is in the living room and the c3700 I want to set up in the bedroom hence, there's no way I can run the cord from point a to point b. With this not being an option, is there another way of making it happen? The current router that I have in the bedroom is an old Netgear Range Max wireless router. When I'm streaming and using that devices wifi access its to darn slow. In its place, I'm trying to set up this newer one I have the c3700.
I do have a switch connected to the old Netgear range max router, which is how I'm able to have it on for the output of wifi. When I plugged in the c3700 in its place the wifi works maybe for a minute then stops. I understand that ones a router and the other is a modem/router but I just was curious if it can be done. What can be done? Using my c3700 in place of my range max for a better and stronger wifi connection
> Ok, let me try to make this as easy enough. [...]
It didn't work. Please try to remember that the non-psychics in your
audience can't see what you can see.> [...] there's no way I can run the cord from point a to point b. With
> this not being an option, is there another way of making it happen?
> [...]If you get more hardware. There exist Powerline devices which can
(typically in a pair) use your building power wiring to emulate an
Ethernet cable. So far as I know, the only useful way to add a C3700 to
an existing (modem+)router would be to configure it as a WAP, and that
requires a wired connection (or equivalent) to the main (modem+)router.> [...] The current router that I have in the bedroom is an old Netgear
> Range Max wireless router. [...]How is _that_ connected to anything?
> [...] I do have a switch connected to the old Netgear range max
> router, which is how I'm able to have it on for the output of wifi.
> [...]What, exactly, is connected to what, exactly? Hint: If a device has
multiple Ethernet ports, then "connected to device" is not enough
detail.> [...] When I plugged in the c3700 in its place [...]
See "What, exactly, [...]", above. And how did you configure the
C3700 before/when you did that?> [...] a main router/modem from my internet provider Grande. [...]
What is that device? To what is it connected (how)?