AC1450 router to Motorola MG7550 Extended Network Range (Bridging)

[Dandy272000]

I am hoping there is someone that can help on how to setup my Netgear AC 1450 (already used as router) to connect it wireless with Motorola MG 7550 (Modem/Router/Gateway) as Extended Network Range (Bridging).

I am using WIN10, and latest Firmware Version V1.0.0.36_10.0.17 ( unfortunately, never had another version until 2021).

I had setup both MAC's into Motorola under Extended Network Range (Bridging), for both radio frequencies but there is no connection.

[antinode]

> I am hoping there is someone that can help on how to setup my Netgear
> AC 1450 (already used as router) to connect it wireless with Motorola MG
> 7550 (Modem/Router/Gateway) as Extended Network Range (Bridging).

   Why?  What is the actual problem which you are trying to solve?

You've described your proposed "solution", not the actual problem.

   I don't know what "Extended Network Range (Bridging)" means to you
or Motorola.  You might do better asking a Motorola expert how to
connect another router to the MG7550 (to do whatever you're trying to
do).

> I had setup both MAC's into Motorola [...]

   _Which_ "both MAC's"?

   If you want to use the AC1450 router to extend the wireless-network
coverage of the MG7550, then one thing which you can do would be to
configure the AC1450 router as a wireless access point.  But that
requires an Ethernet (or equivalent) connection between the
AC1450-as-WAP and the main router (MG7550), not a wireless connection.

   Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation.  Get the User Manual (at least).  Read.  Look for
"Wireless Access Point (AP)".

[Dandy272000]

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Thanks @antinode .
That means Netgear is advertising that the Routers can be setup as Wireles-network extensions to other location as per User Manual (which I had consulted prior to writing), but it does not perform at all. That certainly can qualify as a Deceptive Trade Practices! 

_Which_ "both MAC's"? :  Both Mac's for 2.4 Ghz and  Ghz from Netgear AC 1450.

@antinode wrote:

> I am hoping there is someone that can help on how to setup my Netgear
> AC 1450 (already used as router) to connect it wireless with Motorola MG
> 7550 (Modem/Router/Gateway) as Extended Network Range (Bridging).

   Why?  What is the actual problem which you are trying to solve?

You've described your proposed "solution", not the actual problem.

   I don't know what "Extended Network Range (Bridging)" means to you
or Motorola.  You might do better asking a Motorola expert how to
connect another router to the MG7550 (to do whatever you're trying to
do).

> I had setup both MAC's into Motorola [...]

   _Which_ "both MAC's"?

   If you want to use the AC1450 router to extend the wireless-network
coverage of the MG7550, then one thing which you can do would be to
configure the AC1450 router as a wireless access point.  But that
requires an Ethernet (or equivalent) connection between the
AC1450-as-WAP and the main router (MG7550), not a wireless connection.

   Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation.  Get the User Manual (at least).  Read.  Look for
"Wireless Access Point (AP)".

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[antinode]

> [...] as per User Manual (which I had consulted prior to writing),
> [...]

   At what, exactly, in the User Manual, are you looking?

> [...] but it does not perform at all. [...]

   I don't remember reading that the Netgear device was guaranteed to be
compatible with every (poorly documented?) feature on every competitor's
device.  This Netgear product might be garbage or not, but my quick Web
search for "Extended Network Range (Bridging)" found no useful
information at all, which makes it tough to guess why whatever you're
doing should or shouldn't work with it.

> _Which_ "both MAC's"? : Both Mac's for 2.4 Ghz and Ghz from Netgear
> AC 1450.

   Where, exactly, did you find what, exactly?  I didn't think that each
of the radios had its own MAC address.

>    I don't know what "Extended Network Range (Bridging)" means to you
> or Motorola.  You might do better asking a Motorola expert how to
> connect another router to the MG7550 (to do whatever you're trying to
> do).

   Still true.