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EX7000-1AZNAS Causes slow network when connected wired
I purchased an EX7000-1AZNAS on recomendation from Netgear prepurchase support. I wanted a WIFI device to give me a stornger WIFI signal in a distant area of my house and still have the same SSID. I ...
When you're going through setup, it asks you if you want to setup as a wireless extender or access point.
You choose which mode to set it up in. but if its harwired in, it needs to be in access point or it can cause the issues you're running into.
there is a setup wizard you can re-run if you log into the extender via the browser.
what router do you have?
do you have the extender setup in access point mode? If its hardwired into the router, it should be ran in access point mode and not extener mode.
Do I have to reset the extender to set it as WAP? I was under the impression from what I read from the instruction manual when I downloaded it that as access point is what I wanted to get the same SSID broadcast and password, is that not correct?
Thanks in advance for your help
When you're going through setup, it asks you if you want to setup as a wireless extender or access point.
You choose which mode to set it up in. but if its harwired in, it needs to be in access point or it can cause the issues you're running into.
there is a setup wizard you can re-run if you log into the extender via the browser.