R6700v3 + WAC104 - Use WAC104 as an access point on 2nd home level (cable connected)

You should not need to mess around with the R6700 router to get the WAC104 to work as a wireless access point wired to it. 

 

Just follow the instructions for the WAC104 .

 

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givemefiber wrote:

 

I've read through the user manual and cant define my R6700 as a "Base Station", the best instructions I found are: https://kb.netgear.com/24107/How-do-I-set-up-the-base-station-on-my-Nighthawk-router

but these doesn't include my model? (R6700v3), I don't have the

 option.

 

That is for wireless to wireless (bridge mode) repeater operation. It does not apply when connecting a wired AP.

 

To see how to "bridge mode" on the router, 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

 

The R6700v3 does not have to be set up as a "base station" to work with an AP. Just plug it into an ethernet port.

 

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The WAC104 is connect via ethernet cable to the R6700, at the end I would like them both to broadcast same SSID's

 

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Not always a good idea. Wifi clients will still have to switch over from one source to another as they move around. Using the same SSID isn't going to speed up that process, ir anything it could confuse the wifi services as they try to work out which one they are talking to.

 

For true seamless wifi, you need something like Mesh technology. Something like Orbi.