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R7000 Nighthawk wired to EX6200?
I just purchased the R7000 Nighthawk router and while the speed increase has been fantastic the range has not been great. Setup was simple, I installed it in my basement where my old DLINK N router w...
Saw this in the EX6200's manual:
CAUTION:
Do not use an Ethernet cable to connect the extender to a WiFi router. If
you do so, the extender does not work because it is designed to use only a
WiFi connection to a WiFi router.
Guess this method is out. So I'd need a second R7000 in order to use the wired connection to extend to my second floor. I just don't know if the EX6200 could see the R7000 in my basement reliably enough to trust the connection. I'd rather use the wire. If that means $70 more I may have to just do it. Any other suggestions are welcome.
My next question is if I use a second R7000 can the WAN port be used in bridge mode or will it take up a LAN port. I'll be searching the manual for that. Thanks.
CAUTION:
Do not use an Ethernet cable to connect the extender to a WiFi router. If
you do so, the extender does not work because it is designed to use only a
WiFi connection to a WiFi router.
Guess this method is out. So I'd need a second R7000 in order to use the wired connection to extend to my second floor. I just don't know if the EX6200 could see the R7000 in my basement reliably enough to trust the connection. I'd rather use the wire. If that means $70 more I may have to just do it. Any other suggestions are welcome.
My next question is if I use a second R7000 can the WAN port be used in bridge mode or will it take up a LAN port. I'll be searching the manual for that. Thanks.