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Antenna scheduling on WiFi extenders
Hi, I'm have a netgear router but I need a range extender. Now, I'm very interested in the wall AC plugin wifi extenders, but I feel I'm missing a feature. In my router I've setup the Wif...
Hi Denno,
Yes, please see the following screenshot (in this example is the NETGEAR R6400 router):
For more on wireless scheduling:
Ok thanks.
And would it be possie if I setup a netgear router in another place in my home as a wireless AP?
Will this AP then also function as an ethernet switch by the way?
And would it be possie if I setup a netgear router in another place in my home as a wireless AP?
Will this AP then also function as an ethernet switch by the way?
Wireless AP is known as repeater mode on Netgear routers. Repeater mode is crippled on Netgear routers. There's no support for Wi-Fi security like WPA2, so I would not recommend using a Netgear router as a wireless AP.
On the other hand, you can use a Netgear router as a wired AP. That is, a second Netgear router can function as an AP so long as it's connected to the main router via Ethernet. It will also function as a switch.
Some Netgear routers also support what they call bridge mode. A router in bridge mode connects to the main router via Wi-Fi but any clients must be attached via Ethernet.