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Nighthawk M1 Hotspot & Nighthawk X6 R8000
Are there any benefits of connecting a M1 hotspot to a X6 R8000 router? Sorry I am not computer savy but I have the X6 R8000 and I would think the range it outputs would be far superior to the M1 bu...
Thank you much my friend. Sounds like I need to start tinkering. I have printed off your replies. As I stated before, I am not the most computer savy when it comes to networking. I work on a computer all day long everyday but the IT department handles all my issues so I never really got involved in all the WAN, LAN, DHCP, etc. etc lingo. I believe I can walk thru it though. I just need to get involved more and learn. Thank you again and hopefully I can get it running! That router wasn't cheap so I just assume use it but if I need to get a switch or a simple wifi extender, that may be my next option.
I'm sure you'll manage just fine - it looks like a good router. If you get stuck, do some searches on YouTube - there's a lot of help there. And of course, you can always post more questions here :smileywink:
I just thought of one other question! Which avenue would be the best setup if by chance I decided to take the M1 with me on a camping trip and I didn't want to have to go thru the hassle of reconfiguring everything to get the M1 to just act as a normal stand alone hotspot? Thanks again
In that case, the best thing would be to set the X6 R8000 up as an access point, leaving the M1 handling all the router functions including the DHCP IP addressing. You could then just unplug the Ethernet cable and take the M1 camping and it would be functioning as it was originally intended - a hotspot allocating IP addresses and internet access to your mobile devices.
Happy camping :smileyvery-happy: