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EX8000 Wifi Mesh Extender vs Access Point
Is this correct setup.
I have my cable modem with a lan cord out of it plugged into one of two Nighthawk X6S AC3000 EX8000 devices. This first Nighthawk device operates as a WIFI Access Point t...
After working with Netgear Rep on the phone we ended up leaving the 2nd Nighthawk as an Extender but unpluggin the lan cord from the back of it. Now we haven't had any issues with the wifi service in our clubhouse sense then.
MontecitoCDD wrote:
After working with Netgear Rep on the phone we ended up leaving the 2nd Nighthawk as an Extender but unpluggin the lan cord from the back of it. Now we haven't had any issues with the wifi service in our clubhouse sense then.
Glad it's working.
Correct setup options were
- use AP mode with the LAN cord
- use extender mode without the LAN cord.
Extender mode with the LAN cord is not the right way, as it creates a network loop.