NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.

Forum Discussion

gl_off's avatar
gl_off
Initiate
Nov 06, 2021
Solved

R6400 as a range extender

Hi,   I am trying to extend the wi-fi coverage of the router provided by my internet provider with an R6400 netgear router. The main question is:   - Is this possible at all?   I have switched ...
  • plemans's avatar
    Nov 06, 2021

    A couple things. 

    1. the R6400 doesn't have a repeater/extender mode. 

    2. In bridge mode, the wifi is used exclusively to go from router----router. If its in bridge mode, you'd need to log into the primary router to get the r6400's ip address

    3. You can hardwire the r6400 in and use it in access point mode. Then you can use its wifi. You could hardwire it in using ethernet, powerline, or even a moca adapter.