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May 10, 2021

Mesh Network

I'd like to build a mesh network to cover rooms with low singal but also have "advanced features" such as VPN, DynamicDNS among others. I was thinkingin in using Nighthawk RAX40 WiFi 6 connected ...

FURRYe38

Guru - Experienced User

May 10, 2021

Only EX series wifi extenders are compatible with RAX routers.

Something to post about in the RAX forum to get help on this particular model router:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Routers-with-WiFi-6-AX/bd-p/en-home-routers-nighthawk-wifi-ax6

Extenders forum:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/WiFi-Range-Extenders-Nighthawk/bd-p/home-wifi-range-extenders

Good Luck

plemans

Guru - Experienced User

May 10, 2021

any of netgears extenders will work with the RAX routers.

But if you're wanting the extender to support wifi 6, then you'd need a EAX extender.

That'd be the EAX80, EAX20, EAX18, EAX15