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Nighthawk m1 (MR1100) extending range of wifi
I know the Nighthawk m1 is a mobile hotspot but I would like to leave it centred in the house with ethernet to my AppleTV. Problem is the range is not as great as the Telstra salesperson led me to be...
I thought you might like to know the outcome, UK. Along the lines you suggested I connected the first MR1100 [M1] to a TP-Link N300 wireless range extender I had in my kit. That was enough to extend one wifi network to cover most of the house using the 2.4Ghz band. M2 is in the den just out of range of M1, connected to a Netgear ethernet switch that also connects a Foxtel STB and Apple TV, and though I have not switched off its wifi, M2 is now functionally a modem. It all worked well in tests today. We shall see how the setup works when the family all connect at once.
Thanks for letting me know how you solved your range issues. I must say that I was always under the impression that WiFi extenders caused slower internet access because there is some added communication back and forth between the router and the extender. However, this video appears to disprove that misconception.
Good luck with your testing.