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Hank341
Oct 11, 2025Aspirant
R7000 Nighthawk - Expanding to a remote workshop
I've had a AC1900 R7000 Nighthawk operating in my house for many years and it has provided good service to connect devices like my MacBook Pro Laptops and iPad. I recently built a stand alone Met...
wcalifas
Oct 16, 2025Prodigy
Any router you have spare can be made into an access point. If you have one laying around you have to log into the router and make the wifi name whatever you want with the password. The important thing you need to do is DISABLE THE DHCP ON THE LAN ports which are the 4 ports on the back of the router. Then all you have to do is connect that CAT5 cable to one of those 4 ports on the back once you disable the DHCP and you'll have an access point.