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EX6120 & wall LAN socket
Setup : Router in room1 => LAN socket in room1 => cat6e cable to other side of house => LAN socket in room2
The cabling aspect is fine, and hardwiring devices from the LAN socket in room2 works fine (incl another router reconfig'd as an AP)
I bought the EX6120 to use as an AP in room2 as the old router I was using as the AP died.
However, no matter what I try, as soon as I have configured the EX6120 (by plugging directly to the router, completing setup OK as per instructions) and remove it and connect it to the LAN socket in room2, it never finds the router.
The unit only appears to work as a wi-fi extender in room2 (as expected - but signal is v v weak hence the desire to use as AP) or as an AP when wired *directly* into the router.
Has anyone got it working as an AP in a wired/socketed environment? Any pointers?
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Unfortunately, the EX6120 is one of three Netgear range extenders that cannot be used as an AP. See the FAQ in the manual (direct link).
Thanks - sorry, I'm rather confused....the Netgear Website says this has 2 modes "Two WiFi Modes Extend existing WiFi connection or create a new AC WiFi access point." and the user guied (p13 of the harcopy) has a section entitled "Use The Extender in Acces Point Mode".....
The document you link to has the same section on p14 "Use the Extender in Access Point Mode" and the picture shows the LAN cable coming from the wall socket to the device.
Can you clarify your statement please?
My apologies. I was thinking of the EX6120 and I didn't read the EX6150 manual closely enough.
You do need to put the EX6150 into Access Point mode before you can wire it to the router. Did you do that?
