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Attempting to use EX7000-100NAS as access point in detached garage
I am attempting to use a Nighthawk EX7000-100NAS AC1900 as an access point in a detached garage. The Wifi router is a Netgear WNDR4500 N900 and is located at the far end of the house from the garage....
In regards to the lan port usability. Here's a thread that addresses that. Basically the lan ports are still usable in AP mode.
How are you testing the cable? That's what I'd be looking at. If it works inside with a known good cable, it probably isn't the ex7000. If you're only running 162ft, you should be good distance wise. So its checking for breaks, miswired ends, etc. I've accidentally nicked cables during stripping when I first started and have ended up troubleshooting for a while before seeing the small slice. Its not necessarily enough to fail a test but it was enough the data was corrupt during transmission.
was testing using a fluke 87 to check for continuity, I first checked conductor to conductor to verify no shorts and then would tie each pair together at one end while checking for continuity between the pair back at the other end. I was able to install the rj45 connector on one end and still check things out. But, was not able to verify the last rj45 with this method. So, I cut the last connector off, rechecked the cable to that point, and installed a new rj45 on the last end, and it now works. Thanks for the confirmation that I needed to recheck the cable.
From the link, it sounds like I am good to go for the ethernet connection from the dvr. I will be trying that in the next week or so and will let you know how I make out. thanks again....
Glad to hear you got it up and running!