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One router & 2 APs, what do I set to avoid having to connect to different networks?
I have a Netgear AC1750 router and 2 EX6100 access points at 2 ends of my home. If I first connected to the internet to AP#1 (in Window's Network & Sharing Center as it had the strongest signal), as ...
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Looks like your fix worked, but I am unsure. Now when I walk through the different areas, it appears to be switching from AP to Router to AP like I would like, but some questions remain.
Base info- the bars from Windows in the tool bar are consistently 5 bars throughout the house. However using NetGenie, looking at the wireless signal strength under WiFi Analytics, it doesn't seem to match the Windows toolbar signal strength.
1) On the AP even when I am right next to it, the green client link LED doesn't come on like it did when I had the 3 networks (original post). Is this to be expected when hooked up like this?
2) With NetGenie, the wireless analytics, it identifies the connected network as being the MAC address of the main router (00:52), even though I am next to the AP with a Mac address ending with D4:D6. Is this also to be expected? (the AP becomes an extension of the router?)
3) On one of the AP's, after it seemed like it was working (if the above 2 questions are answered with "expected"), suddenly I received a low signal/loss of signal on the Windows taskbar and NetGenie. I tried rebooting the AP both by turning off and by the program, all lights were correct. Nothing seemed to work. Any idea what is going wrong? Possible conflict in addresses now?
Thanks for your help so far. You already have surpassed NetGear's tech support from last night! (a one hour call and they gave the wrong answer!) Based on the number of reads of this thread just since it was posted and in the process of being answered (in just 12 hours), many others have similar questions and issues.
Thanks again
Looks like your fix worked, but I am unsure. Now when I walk through the different areas, it appears to be switching from AP to Router to AP like I would like, but some questions remain.
Base info- the bars from Windows in the tool bar are consistently 5 bars throughout the house. However using NetGenie, looking at the wireless signal strength under WiFi Analytics, it doesn't seem to match the Windows toolbar signal strength.
1) On the AP even when I am right next to it, the green client link LED doesn't come on like it did when I had the 3 networks (original post). Is this to be expected when hooked up like this?
2) With NetGenie, the wireless analytics, it identifies the connected network as being the MAC address of the main router (00:52), even though I am next to the AP with a Mac address ending with D4:D6. Is this also to be expected? (the AP becomes an extension of the router?)
3) On one of the AP's, after it seemed like it was working (if the above 2 questions are answered with "expected"), suddenly I received a low signal/loss of signal on the Windows taskbar and NetGenie. I tried rebooting the AP both by turning off and by the program, all lights were correct. Nothing seemed to work. Any idea what is going wrong? Possible conflict in addresses now?
Thanks for your help so far. You already have surpassed NetGear's tech support from last night! (a one hour call and they gave the wrong answer!) Based on the number of reads of this thread just since it was posted and in the process of being answered (in just 12 hours), many others have similar questions and issues.
Thanks again