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Wireless Access Point for DGND3700v2
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Wireless Access Point for DGND3700v2
Hi all
I am new to advanced networking and would really appreciate some assistance setting up my Netgear DGND3700v2 as a wireless access point (I think that is the right terminology).
I have recently received a new Modem Router (TP-link AC1600 Archer VR1600v) which will now be my main modem router.
I would like to use my Netgear DGND3700v2 to improve my wifi range upstairs. I would like to keep the same SSID so that we don't have to change networks between upstairs/downstairs. I can't run an ethernet upstairs so the Netgear. Can the Netgear act as an access point, connecting wirelessly and broadcasting on the same SSID? Do I need to change any settings in the TP-link and what should I be setting on the Netgear?
Any specific information is greatly appreciated, all the reading on other forums is confusing me more.
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Re: Wireless Access Point for DGND3700v2
The DGND3700v2 can only be a wireless repeater. Check the advanced setup options.
Here's a link to the manual, check page 104
The manual implies that it must be wired so you might be able to do it if you use a powerline ethernet extender.
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Re: Wireless Access Point for DGND3700v2
> The DGND3700v2 can only be a wireless repeater.
Huh? In that User Manual, look for "AP Mode". Page 99?
However, a wireless access point uses a wired connection (or
equivalent) to the main router.
> [...] page 104 [...]
Seems to use a non-standard meaning for "wireless access point".
Also, if that mode of operation actually requires all wireless-network
security to be disabled (or restricts it to the obsolete WEP), which is
how I read those instructions, then I wouldn't consider it.
If an actual Ethernet cable is not practical, then using a pair of
Powerline adapters to emulate an Ethernet cable might let you configure
the DGND3700v2 as a (true) WAP.
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