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Fiskars
Dec 06, 2021Aspirant
Nighthawk R6700V2 repeating function
Nighthawk R6700V2 Router Firmware V1.2.0.88_1.0.1 The knowledge base article refers to the screen captured in the attached as having a Repeating Mode 7. Select Advanced Setup > Router/AP/Bri...
Fiskars
Dec 06, 2021Aspirant
Apparently the screen capture I upload got removed. Bottom line is that it includes Router Mode, AP Mode, and Bridge Mode... but no Repeater Mode.
- plemansDec 06, 2021Guru - Experienced User
I didn't see in the manual that the V2 of the R6700 had a repeater/extender mode. And the knowledge article no longer shows the "applies to" for routers.
How do I enable the extender mode feature on my Nighthawk router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
If it ever had the mode, it might have been removed in newer firmware.
If thats the case, you could try downloading.
Or it might not have ever had that mode. It might have been something in V1 or V3 of that hardware.
- FiskarsDec 06, 2021Aspirant
Is there another approach to making the downstream router extend the network?
Currently it is a separate network with identical wifi names. It works for most applications, but some things can't see devices on the other network.
- FURRYe38Dec 06, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Use a EX series extender.
This model router doesn't support any kind of repeater or extender operations.
- michaelkenwardDec 06, 2021Guru - Experienced User
plemans wrote:
I didn't see in the manual that the V2 of the R6700 had a repeater/extender mode. And the knowledge article no longer shows the "applies to" for routers.
It is there in the April 2017 manual. Page 185.
Section Set Up a WiFi Bridge Between the Router and Another Device
- michaelkenwardDec 06, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Fiskars wrote:
Apparently the screen capture I upload got removed.
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