Administration; Operation Mode - Asus RT-AX86S Basic User Setup Manual

4.6 Administration

4.6.1 Operation Mode

The Operation Mode page allows you to select the appropriate
mode for your network.
To set up the operating mode:
1. From the navigation panel, go to Advanced Settings >
Administration > Operation Mode tab.
2. Select any of these operation modes:
• Wireless router mode (default): In wireless router mode,
the wireless router connects to the Internet and provides
Internet access to available devices on its own local network.
• Access Point mode: In this mode, the router creates a new
wireless network on an exising network.
• Repeater mode: This mode turns the router into a wireless
repeater to extend the range of your signal.
• Media Bridge: The Media Bridge mode provides the fastest
Wi-Fi connection for multiple media devices simultaneously.
To set up the Media Bridge mode, you need two RT-AX86S:
one configured as the Media station and the other as a
router.
• AiMesh Node: You can set RT-AX86S as an AiMesh node to
extend an existing AiMesh routers WiFi coverage.
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