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Best way to setup a wireless bridge R6100 with C7000
I have a Netgear R6100 Wireless AC router thats laying around. I would like to put it to use. My main router is a two-in-one Netgear C7000 modem router. What's the best way to connect the R6100 to the Nighthawk SSID? There are a few options in the Wireless Bridge settings. In order to use WEP, I would have to enter 4 encryption keys. Currently, it's connected, but only in Wireless N mode. My main router has the same SSID for both N and AC bands. I have tried this numerous ways, by selecting the 5 gig radio option in the R6100 bridge settings and it doesn't connect. The only way I can get the R6100 to connect to my main router is in 2.4 mode. There are 5 connection options in the R6100 bridge mode settings. I wanted to use WEP, but I have no idea where the encryption keys are in the C7000. There's a pin or a push button.
Can Orbi configured to act as wireless bridge
I have a RBR50 with the RBS50 setup. The Router creates a wifi network and is conected to a switch which in turn is connected to the internet gateway. The satellite is rather far away and in turn connected to a switch as well which connects my office hardware via ethernet (aside from creating / extending the RBR's wifi network). Question: I dont need the wifi network / RBR & RBS acting as wireless APs. The only thing I need is the Orbi's feature to powerfully bridge space where there is no chance to have a wired / ethernet connection (the backhaul is just great). 1/ Is there any way to configure the RBR / RBS so that a simple wireless bride is built that connects my remote office switch to the IPS / the gateway-attached switch (if possible without creating a wifi network i.e disabling the access point functionality of the Orbis)? I have not found anything like this in the config shell. 2/ If yes: where do I find the settings / what needs to be done? 3/ if no: Any thoughts around workarounds (or do I have to stick to the APs turned on)?