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Orbi RBR50 + satellite
I have an Orbi RBR50 & satellite wifi network setup at home. Working OKish but dead spot in gamer son's bedroom. Bought a Nighthawk X4S Range Extender to try and boost the signal there. Can start up ...
That makes it a repeater by my reckoning, a subset of the extender range. Most extenders can repeat and do genuine access point.
Why does Netgear insist on confusing people with its inconsistent nomenclature?
Might not be the best choice in these circumstances, given that the user already has Powerline.
What is the sq footages this this house.
Whats this house built of? Wood and dry wall?
Mines a 5000sq ft house two story, I currently have my Orbi AC2200 router set up on 2nd story of one side of my house and the Satellite at the far end of the house and after getting up and running, the range and performances are wonderful. I'm only using 1 Satallite. I have a NG wireless bridge connected to the Satellite at the far end that services a DISH Joey for my mom in law and Bro in laws PC LAN connected to the back of the Satellite. IT's not using any ethernet currently however i do have LAN there if needed.
One thing about the EX7500, they rely on having separate SSID names coming from a host router. The orbi uses Smart Connect for this mesh system. I don't know if the EX7500 will work correctly with the Orbi system. I've tired this EX on a few other smart connect supporting routers and had issues with the EX if Smart Connect was enabled on the main host router. I had to disable Smart Connect to make the EX work better. I don't know if the EX is fully compatible with the Orbi system. Thus I haven't tried to connect my EX to the Orbi system.
Is there any way you can run a LAN cable from the Remote Satellite to the sons room?