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JamesWW
Jul 24, 2022Follower
How to turn off Wifi extender function in Extender AX1800/EAX15v2
Hi, I purchased the above extender a few weeks ago. I only really wanted the device to act as a wireless bridge, but went for this model to allow me to use it in other situations in future if req...
plemans
Jul 25, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Let me ask a question. If you "turn off the wireless function" how do you expect it to connect back to the router?
Basically, no, you can't disable the wireless repeater function because its needed for the wireless connection back to the router.
What you can do is disable the mesh/one ssid function and set it with its own ssid. That way you can choose to connect devices to it or not.