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WAX206 in Bridge Mode: Select AP via MAC address
Hello, in latest firmware 1.0.4.0 the WAX206 now supports Bridge Mode. No repeating, no wifi AP - only logging into an exisiting wireless network as a client and supplying this network to up to 4...
Well, MKA62, I can only say that after I switched the WAX206 to bridge mode (FW 1.0.4.0) I can still access the web interface using its IP (https is mandatory).
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Also the tech department of Netgear replied to my support request and told me that the behavior of the device connecting to the AP with the older WiFi mode is a problem and they could prove this using their own lab. It will be solved in future firmwares, probably.
At the moment the WAX206 is very likely to connect to the (e.g.) WiFi 5 (AC) AP instead of an existing WiFi 6 (AX) AP even if the newer AP is much closer and has a much stronger signal. The device "prefers" the AP with the older standard.
No word when this will be changed in the firmware, though.
So I'll replace the last remaining AC AP with an AX AP. If I plug the AC AP out (power off) and reboot the WAX206 it'll connect to the AX AP and stick with it, even when I am powering up the AC AP again, later.