Nighthawk was set as AP and worked without flaw for 8 months. Dropped and had to reconnect. The issue become more frequent. Now, it drops almost immediately. Upgraded firmware to the latest version. No change.
My router uses the domain 192.168.0.1. The IP on the device is 192.168.1.1 and you cannot change to add it with a static IP like192.168.0.3.
Looking for an answer since the device is not quite a year old.
Model: R8000P|Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri Band WiFi Router
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Look for "Use the Router as a WiFi Access Point".
> My router uses the domain 192.168.0.1. The IP on the device is > 192.168.1.1 [...]
What is your (unspecified) "My router"? How, exactly, is it connected to your R8000P-as-WAP? (Hint: If a device has different types of ports, then "connected to device" is not enough detail.)
What is your (unspecified) "the device"? Some client computer, or what? How is it connected to what?
If devices which are connected directly to your (unspecified) "My router" are on one IP subnet, and devices which are connected directly to your R8000P-as-WAP are on a different IP subnet, then I suspect that your R8000P-as-WAP is not configured as a WAP. (Or you have some other router in there.)
> [...] and you cannot change to add it with a static IP > like192.168.0.3.
What happens when you try?
"cannot" is not a useful problem description. It does not say what you did. It does not say what happened when you did it. As usual, showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague descriptions or interpretations.
Terminology: A "static" address is configured on the device itself. What you configure on a (DHCP server on a) router is a reserved dynamic address, not a static address. Either one should fix the address of a device, but some implications are different.
