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R7000 AC1900 Layer 2 only?
hi. I have a R7000 AC1900 Nighthawk wireless router that I would like to use as just a Layer 2 switch, no wireless, no routing, just Layer 2 to downstream devices connecting them upstream to my ISP gateway. I have a 2nd Nighthawk that is a WAP only. is there a way to do this?
also, if I assign a static IP to my 3rd Nighthawk (yeah, someone was selling 3x of them online at too good a deal to pass up!) on the /24 that my ISP gateway manages, will it perform Layer 2 & wireless on that segment?
thanks in advance.
Well give router mode a try, disable DCHP and wifi on the router and connect it using one of it's LAN ports.
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Try setting AP Mode on the router and then turn off or disable the wifi radios on the router.
I would try setting to AP mode. I have one up & running in AP mode already.
but it seems that when I apply the change to AP mode & the router reboots, I lose management of it.
but then again, maybe I'm doing that wrong too... wouldn't be the first time.
TIA.
Be sure your using the new IP address of the unit to access it's web page after you make the change.