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SXR80 w/ Wavlink WL-WN573HX1
Does anyone know if the Wavlink WL-WN573HX1will work inmesh extendermodewith the SXR80 router?
This is what the https://www.wavlink.com/en_us/product/WL-WN573HX1.html FAQ says:
Is the Wavlink Everything Mesh WiFi system compatible with other mesh systems?
The Wavlink Everything Mesh WiFi system is a proprietary mesh system and is not compatible with other brands of mesh networking systems. If you have purchased several Wavlink Everything Mesh devices, you can interconnect them to create an overall mesh network covering a wider area.
Said that, the same applies to the Netgear Orbi Pro WiFi 6 systems.
In that case, I suppose I am looking for an inexpensive repeater or Ap, I do not care about the mesh part of it, I just need wifi so smart landscaping can be accessed. I'd hate to trash the netgear, look elsewhere & system and start over, but will if I must
Difficult to help if an undefined smart garden project is the key of the universe.
Your SXx80 system does not cover the garden by Wi-Fi? Any SXS80 satellites deployed? You can always add SXS80, SXS50 or SXS30 Orbi Pro WiFi 6 satellites, being by using a wireless or a wired backhaul.
Existing satellites (2) and router have to punch through 12" concrete and you can just barely pick up[ the nets at about 15' outside of the building. That is why having an outside unit is key for the "undefined smart garden project is the key of the universe."* Those smart devices in the landscaping are security cams ...
*sarcasm only makes 'you' look the fool
hawkinsR wrote:
Existing satellites (2) and router have to punch through 12" concrete and you can just barely pick up[ the nets at about 15' outside of the building.
Fat concrete walls are the show-stopper number one for a performing and reliable wireless backhaul - it's the key argument for digging out the old Hilti and for installing network cables and plan a wired backhaul. This isn't Netgear's mistake. Different mesh AP system with long antennas wont change this situation. It's just a result of the physics.
hawkinsR wrote:
That is why having an outside unit is key for the "undefined smart garden project is the key of the universe."* Those smart devices in the landscaping are security cams ...
Thank you for providing insight of the environment and the intended expansion ideas.
hawkinsR wrote:
*sarcasm only makes 'you' look the fool
This was just my personal conclusion after summarizing the non-available insights, digesting the ideas of introducing yet another mesh system, the potential intention for dropping the Orbi Pro WiFi 6 system. Simple math, no pun intended.
Regards,
-Kurt
from somewhere deep in Switzerland, having designed and installed hundreds of networks
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