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Swiftrunbob
Sep 14, 2021Tutor
Nighthawk R7000 AC1900 - configuration setup as a wireless repeater
Hi I have a Nighthawk R7000 ac1900 router that was replaced by a new Nighthawk AX12 Ax11000 lRAX200 router. I want to setup my old R7000 as either a wireless bridge, AP, repeater/extender. I want...
michaelkenward
Sep 15, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Swiftrunbob wrote:
Does anyone have a video that will walk me thru setting up the old R7000 as a wireless repeater (on the 2.4ghz Guest Network channel) or a PDF document?
Manuals are always a good place to start. Did you find that?
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.
You may have done that already. I can't tell from your message.
I mention it because Netgear gave up on supplying paper manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.