NETGEAR WAX610 - Chapter 4 Installtheaccesspointinaninsightinstantmeshwifi; Network; What Are a Root Access Point and an Extender Access Point

What are a root access point and an extender
access point?
The NETGEAR WAX610 access point can function in an Insight Instant Mesh WiFi network
as a root access point or as an extender access point:
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Root access point. A mesh-capable access point that is set up with a wired
connection to your network and functions as a gateway to another mesh-capable
access point that functions as an extender. On the root access point, use one Ethernet
port for the connection to your network. A root access point can service multiple
extenders access points simultaneously.
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Extender access point. A mesh-capable access point that functions as an extender
access point with a WiFi backhaul connection to a root access point that provides
Internet connectivity. The extender access point is not connected to your network
over a wired connection but over a WiFi connection.
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Figure 5. Mesh network with an extender access point and a wired root access point
Number or Icon and Description
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A root access point that is connected over Ethernet to a network switch.
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An extender access pointthat is connected over a 5 GHz backhaul WiFi connection to the root access point.
If a WAX610 access point functions as an extender, it must be powered by a power adapter rather than by PoE.
(A power adapter is an option that you can purchase.)
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Insight Instant Mesh WiFi
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