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Extending Orbi with EX3700
I have a Netgear EX3700 extender that I'd like to use as an Extender and install in a nearby shop building and connect it to the closest sattelite on my Orbi RBK23 system. But it doesn't seem to be w...
OrbiRocks wrote:Does the EX3700 have to connect to the main Orbi (which is in AP mode)? I can get it to connect to the sattelite, but then it has no internet connection. It seems like it works when I put it near the main unit, but it doesn't seem to want to daisy chain off the closest sattelite.
Amazon delivered my Netgear EX3700 today. Connected to my Orbi satellite. (not to the router, which was 25ft. farther away). It created two Separate WiFi networks: MyOrbiName_2GEXT and MyOrbiName_5GEXT. When I connect to the EX3700 extender, there is a brief "flash" message "No Internet", which soon disappears. Have fine Internet. I notice some "odd things":
- Although the extender claims that it sucessfully connects to the Orbi satellite at both 2.4G and 5G, within a few minutes the Attached Devices screen shows it attached at only 5G and the Extender's own web page shows it to be connected only at 5G. Not sure what to make of this except that the Orbi probably says, "Oh, get real. Why mess around with 2.4G when you are happy at 5G?"
- The Attached Devices display describes the extender as "EX3700" which is correct, but has an icon for a smartphone and a model name of "Apple." This is on firmware 2.5.1.16. A bit disappointing given the intense interest in device descriptions.
- I was fascinated to see that the EX3700 appears to be capable of "extending" two different networks at the same time. i.e. the 2.4G WiFi and the 5G WiFi can be different. This is not really relevant in the Orbi arena, but would be in regard to Nighthawk routers.
So where are we? Yes, it will extend WiFi from the satellite. Would I deploy one myself? Maybe if I had a specific need. My biggest disappointment is that the ethernet port is only 10/100 (no gigabit). Not surprising considering the age of the product.
Can the 3700 do single SSID support? I know my 7700s can...
FURRYe38 wrote:Can the 3700 do single SSID support? I know my 7700s can...
Somehow I doubt it. When this topic came up, my biggest question was, "Are we serious about the old (and cheap) EX3700? Or, is this just an idle question?" I just wanted to verify whether it will connect to an Orbi satellite, and it does. It has entertained me for an hour, and now will go "into the box of toys".
By default the EX3700 tacks on "2GEXT and 5GEXT" to the WiFi SSID. When I clicked in the SSID box, a notice popped up that Netgear recommends using unique SSID's for the extender WiFi so as not to interfere with the primary networks. If both the 2.4G and 5G WiFi SSID's were the same, my guess is it would not be happy.
p.s. Many (many) years ago, someone asked me very seriously if I thought buying a Sinclair computer for $40 was a good investment.
"Investment!", I exclaimed. "I have spent $40 on a bottle of wine that is gone in under an hour. If the Sinclair provides you with a learning opportunity, and you lose interest in it, just take a hammer and beat it into little pieces."
Ok I was wondering if it supported single SSIDs or not. The EX7500 and 7700s do and ask you during setup if you want to use separate or single. Possible the 3700 didn't have this support.
LOL. The good ol days.
