Nighthawk r9000 - bridge/Access point

Question

I need some sort of combination of bridge mode and wireless access point and could use some suggestions.

I have Verizon Fios and need to keep their router as my main router. That router is located in the basement of my house. I have really poor wifi connection on the third floor of my house. I have a nighthawk x10 r9000 that I’d like to set up on the third floor of my house (without running an Ethernet cable from the basement) that I can use to connect my wireless devices on the third floor.

To be clear. I’d like wireless connection to the main router AND wireless connection to devices on the third floor to the nighthawk.

Welcome suggestions. Is there such thing as running the nighthawk as both a bridge AND an access point?

Jbienz · Answer

Thank you. Great question. I’ll dig around and see if I can find any coax on the third floor.

For the sake of this discussion though, let’s assume I don’t. Any solutions that don’t involve wiring from the basement to the third floor?

Jbienz · Answer

Well **bleep**. I’m using the R9000 as an AP to try and get better signal on the third floor but it’s taking my gigabit speed down to 30 mbps. Hence the need for a solution.

Jbienz · Answer

If I’m able to find the coax, do you know whether I’ll have any issues with my Fios TV if the coax isn’t plugged directly into my FIOS router?

Jbienz · Answer

Thank you so much. I’m new to this.Is Hitron a decent brand for the moca adapter?

plemans · Answer

got coax ran through the home?&nbsp;
A set of moca adapters (ethernet over coax) would allow you to connect the fios router and the r9000. Then you'd just run t he r9000 in AP mode.&nbsp;

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Nighthawk r9000 - bridge/Access point

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