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Mesh Repeater EX8000 how to connect with Internet-Router via LAN
Scenario:
- Internet-Router is in the ground flour.
- I have a LAN Cable from the ground flour to the first flour (because of bad WLAN)
- In the first flour I want to connect the EX8000 Mesh Extender with the LAN Cable to produce good WLAN connection.
is it possible?
What do I have to consider?
When I plug in the LAN Cable into the EX8000 my Network breaks down ...
3 Replies
Yes you can. but you need to setup the EX8000 in access point mode.
Thx, for the solution. But one more question: Is my internet router in the ground flour (internet access point) still working as WLAN router, when I turn the Netgear Repeater in the first flour to an access point?
No.
The router stays in router mode.
In access point mode, the router controls dhcp.
I quite frequently run router + access point/points.
