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twakalowski
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Jun 07, 2018
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How to disable Wireless AP mode

On the "ADVANCED home" page for my router, under both 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz it lists Wireless AP as being on, despite not being enabled in ADVANCED>Advanced Setup>Wireless AP. How do I disable Wireless A...
  • antinode's avatar
    Jun 07, 2018

    > On the "ADVANCED home" page for my router, under both 2.4 ghz and 5
    > ghz it lists Wireless AP as being on, despite not being enabled in
    > ADVANCED>Advanced Setup>Wireless AP. How do I disable Wireless AP?

       Two different things: "Wireless AP" and "[Wireless] Access Point
    Mode".

       Strictly speaking, a "wireless access point" is the part of the
    wireless router which handles the wireless communication.  The R6400 has
    one for each frequency band, and that's what the ADVANCED > ADVANCED
    Home page controls.  Disabling an AP switches off that radio, but
    doesn't affect other router functions.

       Wireless access point _mode_ is a mode of operation which disables
    most/all of the router functions, leaving only the wireless access point
    functions.  That's what ADVANCED > Wireless Access Point : Enable Access
    Point Mode controls.  If that box is unchecked, then your R6400 should
    be in full-function router mode.

       What would you like the R6400 to do?