Access Point mode shouldn't be invisible?

[JinOhChoi]

I think you are confusing Access Point with Extender mode.

Mode Differences

So Router is what you get out of the box as you understood. Repeater mode is then an extension of that. The router acts as a client, connecting to a remote wifi, while still acting as a router for your devices with firewall etc. Devices get their IPs from the GL router, not from the upstream network. Extender and AP are modes where the firewall is disabled. In Extender mode the router will connect to the remote wifi and then copy all the settings of that wifi (name, channel password etc) and …