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reusability or trash can?
(just installed AX router)
Packing 'old' AC router back in original box; discovered still had it's predecessor: N600.
So now have TWO extra routers. Are they to be recycled somewhere? Can either/both
be reconfigured somehow to find new purposes as extenders?? Or destined for landfill?
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> [...] it's predecessor: N600. [...]
"its". "N600" is a speed, not a model number. Look for "Model" on
the product label. Firmware version?> [...] find new purposes as extenders?? [...]
Define "extenders".
> Model: R7000|AC1900 Smart WIFI Router
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your (actual) model number,
and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Look for "Set Up the
Router as a WiFi Access Point". Repeat for a similar topic in the
"N600" docs, whatever it is. A sufficiently old model might not have a
convinient WAP mode option, but practically any model can do it. See,
for example:https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1463500
That's written for a Netgear C6300-as-WAP, but the steps are about the
same for any other router (any make/model) which lacks a one-step WAP
option.
If you had something else in mind, then further reading might be
helpful.