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bryanbdp
Mar 18, 2023Aspirant
Using AP mode on CAX-30
I just got Frontier cable to my house, which uses an eero network connector and router. I would like to use my CAX-30 in my detached garage to use it as an access point. I would connect it with a c...
michaelkenward
Mar 18, 2023Guru - Experienced User
bryanbdp wrote:
I would like to use my CAX-30 in my detached garage to use it as an access point.
Cable modems do not come with "AP mode" option. No WAN (Internet) port on the back.
To see what you can do with it, get the manual.
Visit the support pages:
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Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
For more on this device, try the appropriate section:
Cable Modems & Gateways - NETGEAR Communities
- bryanbdpMar 18, 2023AspirantAccording to manual, it does have AP mode but not bridge mode. Just don't fully understand how AP mode works
- plemansMar 18, 2023Guru - Experienced User
where are you seeing that?
Because like michaelkenward says, there isn't a ap/bridge mode.It either has modem/router or modem mode. that's it.
- bryanbdpMar 18, 2023Aspirant
I guess it was in the technical articles.
If you check the models to the right, the CAX-30 is included.
It is possible that is a mistake, but I'll have to try logging in the unit and check. CATV is disconnected, I think I can login with cat6 cable??