Will Archer AX21 function as a wifi range extender?

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Will Archer AX21 function as a wifi range extender?
Will Archer AX21 function as a wifi range extender?
2024-02-20 04:09:33
Model: Archer AX21  
Hardware Version: V3
Firmware Version: 1.1.2 Build 20221016 rel.75092(5553)

I am trying to help a friend configure his AX21 / AX1800 wifi router so that it will function as a range extender for existing router and access point. There does not seem to be a mode that will support that configuration. Can anyone confirm?

We are at our wits end having tried almost every setting to make this work. It appears that whether it is configured as a router or an access point, it will only use the LAN port for internet access.

Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Frank

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Re:Will Archer AX21 function as a wifi range extender?
2024-02-21 08:50:49

  @itsokitsjustme 

 

Hi, Archer AX21 V3 doesn't support extender mode or WDS bridging.

 

By the way, it supports EasyMesh, so if the main router is an EasyMesh router as well, it can be added into the EasyMesh network via wireless backhaul, which would be similar as a range extender.

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