Can the RS500 (BE12000) be used in wireless bridge mode?

[Bataaf]

All the information on the NetGear site seems to imply that it can be used in wireless bridge mode, BUT there is not wireless bridge mode on the Advanced Settings page. There are only 2 modes: Router and AP. 

[FURRYe38 · Accepted solution]

No. I asked about this. Wireless Bridge is not coming to the RS series. Sadly. 😕

[FURRYe38 · Accepted solution]

No. I asked about this. Wireless Bridge is not coming to the RS series. Sadly. 😕

[Bataaf]

Thank you. That was an expensive mistaken purchase. Especially as I tried my utmost to make sure that it would be able to do it. I now have an essentially useless wireless router. 

This should be prominently stated in the advertising and on the product page, especially since it deviates from almost every other NetGear wireless router, and the NetGear website chatbot.

[FURRYe38]

Did you first contact NG to see if it was a feature before you bought it?

The RS is not really worthless, just doesn't have the bridge mode. It's designed as intended. Would be nice to have. 

Seems like bridge mode is not a highly used feature and may have been not included in the RS series. 

And with MESH being NGs end result, this forth coming feature maybe what NG wants for the RS series and focus on. 

[Bataaf]

Let me rephrase:
It is a fine piece of equipment, but useless for the purpose I intended.

I needed a fast bridge so that I could connect wired devices to the network without wiring between rooms (wiring not permitted in the structure). The wired devices include a NAS RAID. I previously had a setup that worked well but the current main wireless router (ISP) and the old one I used as bridge don't play nice (newer and older versions where compatibility of protocols is slowing down network speed, by a surprisingly large factor; current speed is slower than previously even though bandwidth increased on the ISP side and other direct wireless connections are near advertised ISP bandwidth). 

 

[FURRYe38]

I've been using my RAXE500 as a wireless bridge. Works well. Even supports 6Ghz too. 

[Bataaf]

Thanks. Will see what I can do.

[plemans]

Or simply pickup a mesh system. then you have the dedicated backhaul and increased wifi coverage.