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Nighthawk ac1750 bridge mode issue
Hello, I have upgraded the firmware to the latest. I setup the router as a bridge and set the name of my router and password, make sure that all match including the encryption type of my router. After...
Yes, I realize now that bridge and repeater are not the same! Yes, I want to run this router R6900p as a bridge and it does not allow me to. I tried to flash it with its first firmware and it still does not show me the option. I tried to flash it with the R7000 and it cannot be flashed.
Do you know of a custom firmware that can be run on this router? Thanks!
hydrocynus wrote:
Yes, I realize now that bridge and repeater are not the same!
Some people do indeed use "bridge" to describe repeater, but there are other "bridges". That's why we need to known which device you own and you true intentions.
I want to run this router R6900p as a bridge and it does not allow me to.
The number of routers that can work as a repeater is limited. But did you read the manual for the R6900P?
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
Check the section in the manual Use the Router in WiFi Bridge Mode.
Is this something that got removed in new firmware? If so, you could backtrack to an earlier release before they broke that bit.
I tried to flash it with the R7000 and it cannot be flashed.
And it still works? Firmware is device specific. It is tied to the chips involved and the design of the beast. Try the wrong firmware and you run the risk of breaking the thing, possibly permanently.
Do you know of a custom firmware that can be run on this router? Thanks!
This is the wrong place to ask about third party firmware. Netgear doesn't support it and there aren't that many experts here in that stuff.
If bridge mode doesn't wok, there is another option worth considering. The R6900P supports access point (AP) mode. One way to connect it to the router is through powerline plugs. The put the R6900P into AP mode. This can actually provide better performance than in bridge or WDS modes.