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Dystopiate
Dec 20, 2020Follower
Expanding Wireless Access by Adding Another AP
Please forgive me if this has already been covered in another post. I couldn't find anything myself, and I looked around but get confused by the terminology. What I want to do is use my existing ...
michaelkenward
Dec 20, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Can you wire the R6700 to the R7000? (That's the best option.) If so, then you can set up the R6700 in AP mode.
If you want the R6700 and the R7000 to establish a wifi connection, then you need to put the R6700 into "bridge mode".
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
Check the sections in the manual on Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode and Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point.