# Can I create a star network with XBee S6B, without using an external AP?

**URL:** <https://forums.digi.com/t/can-i-create-a-star-network-with-xbee-s6b-without-using-an-external-ap/17887>\
**Category:** XBee & XBee Gateway\
**Tags:** wifi, s6b, ad-hoc, multipoint, softap\
**Created:** [January 17, 2017, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/can-i-create-a-star-network-with-xbee-s6b-without-using-an-external-ap/17887 "2017-01-17T08:42:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Till](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@Till](https://forums.digi.com/u/Till)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/can-i-create-a-star-network-with-xbee-s6b-without-using-an-external-ap/17887/1 "2017-01-17T08:42:45Z")

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Hello,  
after switching from S2 to S6B XBees for higher datarate, i wonder if i could also build a star network with them, just like i did with the S2. I have 3 sending XBees and 1 recieving. Is it right, that Ad-Hoc mode and Soft-AP mode both only support point to point networks with 2 XBees? Where is the benefit of Soft-AP than?  
I don’t really have space for a external router in my application.

fyi: I am sending sensor data from a rotating wind turbine blade into the (non rotating) tower.

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**Author:** ![mvut](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.digi.com/mvut/32/31_2.png) [@mvut](https://forums.digi.com/u/mvut)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/can-i-create-a-star-network-with-xbee-s6b-without-using-an-external-ap/17887/2 "2017-01-17T08:50:53Z")

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No, it does not support that. In order to form a network of more than two nodes, you MUST use an external access point.