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Poor range - router solution?
Hi I've purchased a nighthawk from Telstra in Australia. It was sold as a companion modem/router for their 5g service but honestly it has really poor wifi range. This is probably to be expected, I th...
Gcaussie wrote:
Hi I've purchased a nighthawk from Telstra in Australia.
A Nighthawk what? "M5" isn't a model number that I recognise or that I can find here.
Netgear calls it the M5 but its actual model number is MR5200.
https://www.netgear.com/home/mobile-wifi/hotspots/mr5200
the Mr5200 has ethernet out so you can connect another router to it (in access point mode) to provide better wifi coverage if you'd like.
Thanks for that - yes I assumed I'm going to need a router to extend wifi range - the question then is - is there a reccomended router?
I've seen some comments from people using these they they had poor speeds when connected to their existing router due to some intereference or other unknown reason.
plemans wrote:Netgear calls it the M5 but its actual model number is MR5200.
https://www.netgear.com/home/mobile-wifi/hotspots/mr5200
the Mr5200 has ethernet out so you can connect another router to it (in access point mode) to provide better wifi coverage if you'd like.
Gcaussie wrote:Thanks for that - yes I assumed I'm going to need a router to extend wifi range - the question then is - is there a reccomended router?
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Basically what hits the points you want. You can either run the router in access point mode and make sure the wireless channels are on a different one's than the hotspot or put the hotspot in passthrough mode.
