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Can I use the ethernet ports when in AP mode?
Until recently I have been using the EX7000 as a range extender, with a couple of devices hard-wired to the ethernet ports. I now want to use it as an access point, and run an CAT6 cable from the router downstairs to the EX7000 upstairs. Can I still use the EX7000's ethernet ports when it's configured as an access point? The manual seems to suggest I can't, but it's not clear.
Thanks
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Hello peterwfraser - Yes, you can still use the EX7000's ethernet ports while the unit is in access point mode.
~Christian
- So why does it clearly state, on page 5 of the manual, that “Note: In access point mode, you can connect your computer or Wi-Fi device to the extender only using a Wi-Fi connection”? I believe this may be the root of connection issues I’ve been having. My Netgear X10 is in my basement connected to my modem, and I have a CAT5 line running to the second floor, where I have my Mac-Mini and Lutron Caseta Hub plugged into it. Is there a hookup sequence that has to be followed? Was there a firmware update that changed this?
I would use CAT6 LAN cable. CAT5 is old and not recommended for 1Gb LAN connections.
The EX will work with the LAN ports. Just walk thru the setup wizard and select AP mode and complete the setup. Once it's complete, you have to connect the EX using one of it's LAN ports to the main host router down stairs. I would also set a static IP address ON the EX as well, 192.168.1.70, that way you can always access the EX web page when needed.
The other lan ports should be working after the EX is all setup and connected to the main host router via 1 of it's LAN ports.
Blorom wrote:
So why does it clearly state, on page 5 of the manual, that “Note: In access point mode, you can connect your computer or Wi-Fi device to the extender only using a Wi-Fi connection”? I believe this may be the root of connection issues I’ve been having. My Netgear X10 is in my basement connected to my modem, and I have a CAT5 line running to the second floor, where I have my Mac-Mini and Lutron Caseta Hub plugged into it. Is there a hookup sequence that has to be followed? Was there a firmware update that changed this?
try this, disable ALL wifi at the main host router, Connect the EX with a LAN cable near the main host router. 6ft cat6 lan cable in between.
Are speeds the same or better while near the main host router?
peterwfraser wrote:
Until recently I have been using the EX7000 as a range extender, with a couple of devices hard-wired to the ethernet ports. I now want to use it as an access point, and run an CAT6 cable from the router downstairs to the EX7000 upstairs. Can I still use the EX7000's ethernet ports when it's configured as an access point? The manual seems to suggest I can't, but it's not clear.
Thanks
