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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 rou...
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?
It’s actually Cat5e line that was run to all the rooms when the house was built. Is that sufficient?
Yes. I presume there is a LAN patch panel in place with a network LAN switch as well?
No am not using a patch panel. I terminated both ends of the the Cat5e line to a standard 568b.2 connection configuration, which is plugged directly into the router downstairs. I did the same with the connections to the 2 Apple TVs it is connected to. So it’s essentially a direct patch cable connection from the R9000 and all the devices it is connected to.
I also have not been pulling any more that 17MBps through Speedtest from the EX7000. I have screen shots attached of:
1. Internet Speedtest run from Netgear R9000 connected to modem - 938MBps
2. Wi-fi Speed test from same room as EX7000
3. Internet Speedtest from R9000 to device in the same location
I have also connected my Mac Mini directly to the line that the EX7000 is connected to the R9000 by, and have pulled Speeds over 600Mbps. Once I switch the Cat5e line back to the EX7000, and connect the MAC Mini directly to the EX7000 via another Cat5e line, Speedtests drop back to 16-17MBps.
All that being said, I have not seen real-world performance issues, i.e. no lag on my 4 Nest Cams, 4K streams ok. So I’m wondering if it is some sort of software glitch in the EX7000, that impacts Speedtest specifically? Possibly to do with QOS maybe?