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Bridge Nighthawk routers: x8 r8500 to x10 r9000
Hi all, I just bought an upgrade r9000 (x10) from my current r8500 (x8) router due to plex and 10gbe lan. The issue I'm having is that my router is at one end of the house, and prior I used eero ro...
Welcome to the community, s0j0
There is an option to set the R8500 in bridge mode under Advanced Setup. The option is under Wireless Settings and if you scroll down at the very bottom you will see "Use other operation mode".
From that page, you will now be able to configure the R8500 in bridge mode.
However, at this point there is an ongoing vulnerability issue when you set the router in Bridge Mode.
Please read further information about the vulnerability here.
Welcome to the community, s0j0
There is an option to set the R8500 in bridge mode under Advanced Setup. The option is under Wireless Settings and if you scroll down at the very bottom you will see "Use other operation mode".
From that page, you will now be able to configure the R8500 in bridge mode.
However, at this point there is an ongoing vulnerability issue when you set the router in Bridge Mode.
Please read further information about the vulnerability here.
Thank you so much! Just what I needed!!