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ami_sin
Aspirant
Dec 22, 2020

Adding a MESH to Nighthawk C7800

Hi I have the Nighthawk C7800 which was pworking great with my apartment with 940 MBPS, used primarily for streaming and ~50 connected devices.   Now I have moved to a 2800 sq feet home, which has...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 22, 2020

You can add EX7700 or EX8000 extenders to the C series gateway modem, or turn OFF the router and wifi portion of the modem and use it as a modem only and connect up a Orbi system, AC or AX. 

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Find-Your-Orbi-With-the-NEW-Orbi-Product-Selector/td-p/1907267/jump-to/first-unread-message

 

30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
https://kb.netgear.com/31029/Where-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite