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Orbi + Nighthawk
Can I add a Nighthawk 1900 as an extender to the Orbi pair? I've a 6500 sq ft home and would like to keep my current 1900 router and use it as a "dedicated" extender in the Media Room. The Orbi pair can serve the rest of the home (two levels). This way, I won't have to buy another satellite Orbi. Thanks in advance.
Not directly, no. You could give it the same SSID, but you wouldn't be able to take advantage of any sort of router-directed client handoff, and there's no way to link them with backhaul via wireless.
Rodney
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Not directly, no. You could give it the same SSID, but you wouldn't be able to take advantage of any sort of router-directed client handoff, and there's no way to link them with backhaul via wireless.
Rodney
Thanks for the prompt reply.
If I place the Nighthawk 1900 in the media room as an Extender to the Orbi network and give it the same SSID, I would at least ensure that stuff like Apple TV / Netflix don't drop off the wifi grid, correct? I would also ensure a steady download speed, I think. The media room equipment would be connected to the 1900 extender via Ethernet cables (cat 7).
You can use the R7000 as your main router / dhcp server (with wifi enabled on the R7000 and configure the Orbi as the Access Point. Ethernet connect the Orbi to the R7000.
EDIT: All LAN ports on Orbi and R7000 can be used to connect devices to your network. Direct connect devices, or add a switch. Don't do extender..
