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thierrybodson
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Mar 30, 2020
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How to set up Bridge mode on my second AC2000 R6850

Hi   I bought two Netgear AC2000 R6850 WIFI Router. I confirgured the first one and validate everything works fine.   I now want to configured my second WIFI Router as a bridge, to have my WIFI ...
  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Mar 30, 2020

    What you want is extender mode. The R6850 doesn't have extender mode.

    Bridge mode uses its wifi to act as a router---router bridge and then only the ethernet ports are usable. 

    If you can hardwire the R6850 in, then you can place it in AP (access point) mode. 

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thierrybodson
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Mar 30, 2020
plemans wrote:

You just have to have the 2nd device in AP mode 

 


How do I switch it in "AP Mode" ?
I don't find any such option in the configuration menu !

I see the Type "DHCP" under the "Internet Port" config menu, but can't update it.

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    thierrybodson
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    Mar 30, 2020

    Thank you,

     

    I look at this.

    Really appreciated !

     

    Thierry

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      thierrybodson
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      Mar 30, 2020

      Hi Plemans,

      If I may ask you a last one.

       

      Since I have:

         - One Modem

         - On Router ZyXEL (Provided bu my Internet provider, WIFI deactivated)

         - Two Netgear AC2000 R6850

      And I connect to this router ZyXEL

         - One NAS Disk Station

         - 1st Netgear AC2000 R6850

         - 2nd Netgear AC2000 R6850

       

      >>> Should I configured both Netgear AC2000 R6850 in "Access Point mode" ?

      And, may I configured with the same SSID name, so I just see one SSID (well, two for 2.4G and 5G)

       

      Thank you,

      Thierry

       

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        plemans
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        Mar 31, 2020
        thierrybodson wrote:

        Hi Plemans,

        If I may ask you a last one.

         

        Since I have:

           - One Modem

           - On Router ZyXEL (Provided bu my Internet provider, WIFI deactivated)

           - Two Netgear AC2000 R6850

        And I connect to this router ZyXEL

           - One NAS Disk Station

           - 1st Netgear AC2000 R6850

           - 2nd Netgear AC2000 R6850

         

        >>> Should I configured both Netgear AC2000 R6850 in "Access Point mode" ?

        And, may I configured with the same SSID name, so I just see one SSID (well, two for 2.4G and 5G)

         

        Thank you,

        Thierry

         

        Yes if your zyxel is functioning in router mode, you'd want both R6850's in ap mode. 

        again, you sure can use the same ssid for both devices. They'll be more "sticky" than a mesh device but you can use the same ssid.