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SGDH
Apr 01, 2021Aspirant
RBK753 Nest mesh WIFI - What is the cheapest add on Satellite I can purchase?
Re: Model RBK753 AX4200 WIFI 6 Mesh (Router + 2 satellites). - Sorry did not fine model search! IO have just purchased this for our bungalow and it is brilliant, except the wifi does not reach ...
CrimpOn
Apr 01, 2021Guru - Experienced User
SGDH wrote:II have as a temporary solution put my old EE wifi router in teh loft as a Acess Point, set on 2.4, but I dont really want to have a competeing network in the loft interferring with my new netgear system in the house.
I also dont want to spend £250 on another RK750 unit either if possible.
The goals are incompatible: (a) single WiFi mesh, and (b) inexpensive. Only an Orbi "AX" satellite integrates with the existing system to expand the "mesh", but it is expensive.
It seems to me that the solution is already in place: a separate 2.4G network (on a different channel) that is connected as an access point to the primary network. The cameras never move, so "mesh" means nothing to them. The Orbi router assigns IP addresses and shows them as Attached Devices. As long as the interior of the loft area gets adequate WiFi coverage from the primary Orbi and that EE router's 2.4G signal penetrates the brick walls, "problem solved."