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Can I use Nighthawk wifi 6 router as an AP if my main is a 5GHZ nighthawk R7450
I have a 2 year old Nighthawk R7450. We just moved into a larger split level home. The internet installer has my router downstairs in the middle of the house. Wifi got weak in parts of the upstairs so he installed two lan connections on each ends of the upstairs. I was going to do another router in AP mode upstairs but was wondering if I could use another Nighthawk with wifi 6 upstairs as the AP since we mostly stay up there and our phones are wifi 6 compatible. Thanks for help.
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laravente wrote:
I was going to do another router in AP mode upstairs but was wondering if I could use another Nighthawk with wifi 6 upstairs as the AP since we mostly stay up there and our phones are wifi 6 compatible. Thanks for help.
You can use most routers in AP modem, wired to the router.
How do I change my NETGEAR router to AP mode? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
but then you face this:
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
You can also use the R7450 in "bridge mode", with a wireless connection back to your router.
Manuals are always a good place to start.
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
Check the section in the manual Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode.
