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setting up an access point
I would like to extend the Wi-fi range of my home's current Router (model R6400) by connecting it to a new Netgear Access Point device. (Rather than purchase a mesh system). The new Access Point woul...
michaelkenward has steered you in the correct direction.
But I'd rethink buying just an access point. The R6400 was released in 2015. It's pushing a decade old, and adding money to it and making a sketchy mesh system might cause you more headache/stability issues than paying the extra for a mesh system. You can pick up used/renewed AC mesh systems pretty cheaply. It's not a whole lot more than buying an access point. I snagged an RBK53 system for a family member for around $40 on the local marketplace. I'm not saying you'll find something like that. This is just a thought because the router is the base for the system, and yours is old and just a step up from the base model devices.