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Planetario
Jan 14, 2021Aspirant
Nighthawk X6 R8000 - How to connect 2 routers via internet to allow communication between them?
hi there, as i'm new to the forum, and i don't have much knowledge connecting 2 routers seamlessly via the internet, I'd like to ask for help. both routers are nighthawk x6 ac3200. Here is the topol...
Planetario
Jan 14, 2021Aspirant
ok, i see. the routers i have are consumer ones and they don't offer the correct service configuration. so, assuming your option, if i add a br200 to each office, i'll be able to create the vpn between them. can i use my existing routers as just wifi access point? of course i'd have to disable the dhcp from the ac3200s and get dhcp from the BRs to avoid dhcp problems. by using the existing routers i don't have to spend more money buying access points. what do you think?
schumaku
Jan 14, 2021Guru - Experienced User
The R8000 has an official control to configure it as a Wireless Access Point - check the fine documentation, no experiments required.