How to set up lan-lan cascade with Netgear R6300v2

plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 05, 2021
Turning on AP mode, disables the dhcp server.
You can set them with the same ssid/password as the primary router but it won't be a seamless setup. Devices will tend to be sticky and stay connected to the wireless they initially connected to until it drops/becomes unusable.

I prefer to use different ssids in this instance.
antinode
Guru
Jan 05, 2021
> [...] I want both lan and wireless, i think.

   "LAN" = "Local-Area Network", and it includes wired and wireless
devices.

> So, my steps are: [...]

   Or, you could just employ a widely neglected resource:

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM

   Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Look for
"Wireless Access Point (AP)".

> Do I need to have the same wireless broadcasts and/or passwords?

   No.

> Is there any problem connnecting this to UDM as main router?

   If "UDM" is a router, then it should work.
- mikeshick
  Aspirant
  Jan 05, 2021
  Thanks. Unfortunately, nothing including the manual helped me figure out what sequence I was supposed to take. I was running in circles trying to connect pc to ap, then router to ap, if wireless ap also provided lan ap....i spent about 8 hours on it and finally got it figured out. No manual, no right up worked that I could find.
  
  if i recall, what worked:
  UDM lan to Netgear wan
  Netgear Lan to PC
  modify Netgear Lan to 192.168.0.2
  Netgear AP activated
  
  Not positive, but think that worked.
  - antinode
    Guru
    Jan 05, 2021
    > modify Netgear Lan to 192.168.0.2
    
    That's the LAN IP address? Is that address still in the DHCP pool on
    your "UDM"?
    
    > Netgear AP activated
    
    What, exactly, does that mean? As usual, showing actual actions
    (commands) with their actual results (error messages, LED indicators,
    ...) can be more helpful than vague descriptions or interpretations.

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How to set up lan-lan cascade with Netgear R6300v2