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Turn a R6300 into a reciver
Good Day,
First off I would like to say that I a complete novice when it comes to routers, especially terminology. So I will describe what I want and hopefully somebody will be able to help me out.
I have a R6300 that got replace with a R8000. Instead of just throwing the R6300 away I would like to use it into a receiver. In other words, I want the R6300 to receive the Wi-Fi signal and send it out via the Ethernet cables.
Is such a thing possible?
Right now I have a cable running from the R8000 crossing the living room to a switch and then into and Xbox/PS3 I would really love to get rid of that cable.
If anybody can help me with this problem I would be so grateful.
- Actually, I think bridge mode (starting on page 82) is better suited to his requirements (bridging Ethernet connected devices via Wi-Fi).
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Hi miltadpole,
Yes, this is possible. You can configure the Wireless Repeating feature of the device. You can refer to page 84 of the user manual for the device. Here is the link for the user manual:
http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/R6300/R6300_UM_18Jun12.pdf
Regards,
Dexter
Community Team
- Actually, I think bridge mode (starting on page 82) is better suited to his requirements (bridging Ethernet connected devices via Wi-Fi).
TheEther wrote:
Actually, I think bridge mode (starting on page 82) is better suited to his requirements (bridging Ethernet connected devices viaWi-Fi).Your the man!!! That is exactly what I wanted.
