But it is relatively simple to do that even if your router isn’t listed. If you do set up the Box 2 as a Wi-Fi router alongside your existing one, the setup wizard will advise you to disable its Wi-Fi and offer instructions for common models. We found the simplest way to achieve this was to turn off the mesh Wi-Fi network and then restart it, at which point everything reconnected automatically since the SSID and password hadn’t changed. Once the setup wizard is finished, you might need to restart all your devices so they can reconnect to the network (they’ll need to get a new IP address from the Box 2) and be scanned for vulnerabilities. Setup is only supported on iOS and Android using the Bitdefender Central app, so that’s something to bear in mind if you don’t have an iPhone or Android phone – you can’t use a PC or mac.

In our case we didn’t need the Box 2’s own Wi-Fi but did need to put the mesh network into bridge mode so the Box 2 could act as a DHCP server and essentially run and manage the devices connecting via Wi-Fi.

Be aware that the Box 2 isn’t compatible with some mesh Wi-Fi (Google Wi-Fi for example) and some ISP routers, but as long as they can be put into bridge mode, they should work just fine. In our case, we installed the Box 2 in line between our BT router and mesh Wi-Fi system, which is a fourth scenario that Bitdefender should consider adding to the quick-start guide.

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