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Umrk
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Oct 22, 2016
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WNDR3300 Access Point with Nighthawk X6 R7900

I replaced my WNDR3300 with the Nighthawk X6 R7900 a while ago. I would like to use my old router for something other than collecting dust. My house is spread out and there is a section that has an a...
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    ElaineM
    Nov 07, 2016

    Umrk The WNDR3300 has Access Point, Wireless Repeating and Router Mode while R7900 only supports Access Point and Router Mode. 

    Having said that, your best configuration is to use it in Access Point mode. Where it will require you to use a long Ethernet cable to be connected to the R7900. 

    There's no way to use Wireless Repeating mode since the R7900 do not support that feature.