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NETGEAR EX8000 added as a third satellite to an ORBI mesh WiFi?
Can an EX8000 AC3000 Nighthawk mesh extender be added as a third satellite to a ORBI AX4200 (RBR750) mesh WiFi? Bought the EX8000 a year ago and now I got the ORBI. The ORBI with 2 satellites is good...
MAldana wrote:Can an EX8000 AC3000 Nighthawk mesh extender be added as a third satellite to a ORBI AX4200 (RBR750) mesh WiFi? Bought the EX8000 a year ago and now I got the ORBI. The ORBI with 2 satellites is good for the whole house but I would like to extend to the backyard using the EX8000. Is it possible? How can I set it up?
There are some loooong posts regarding using an EX8000 with Orbi. (Hint: search box in upper left of this page)
The specific question asked, "be added as a third satellite" is definitely NO. No way. No chance. Only Orbi satellites can function as part of an Orbi mesh network.
The posts indicate that an EX8000 fails to connect to the Orbi as a normal "extender". Several people have commented on long back-and-forth with Netgear support trying to make it work - and failing. This is a mystery to me, because the Product Data Sheet says very clearly "using your existing WiFi." https://www.netgear.com/images/datasheet/networking/WiFiRangeExtenders/EX8000_DS.pdf The installation Guide also never specifies a limitation on "existing router": https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/EX8000/EX8000_QSG_EN.pdf
This is very clearly part of the Nighthawk product line, not the Orbi mesh. Hence the label "Nighthawk."
I have connected other "extenders" to my Orbi, but do not have $200 to invest in an EX8000 experiment, so I have to go by the comments: "it don't work."
I know that my EX7500 and 7700 work with Orbi...as extenders.
I've got an EX8000 and it does connect to orbi. But like FURRYe38 its not as a satellite. It works as an extender. Its not an ideal solution if you want the full mesh integration that orbi offers.
Thanks for the information. I followed the posts about EX8000 with great interest and could not understand what was causing people so much trouble getting it to connect. Maybe this is one of those, "works for some people and not for others" situations.
