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Connecting multiple Nighthawk systems
I need to add another satellite to my MR60 Nighthawk Mesh WiFi System. It did not seem as though I could buy just one satellite, so I purchased a second system. Of course, this system has a different...
I connected the new satellite to router via ethernet and the two boxes shared enough info that when I disconnected the wire they were still happily connected. Problem solved.
Did you make sure the 2nd MS FW was same as what 1st system is using?
Did you try and sync the 2nd MS to the 1st system using the sync buttons?
https://kb.netgear.com/20927/How-do-I-change-my-NETGEAR-router-to-AP-mode
DinoHerc wrote:
I need to add another satellite to my MR60 Nighthawk Mesh WiFi System. It did not seem as though I could buy just one satellite, so I purchased a second system. Of course, this system has a different network password so the satellite will not connect to my existing system. One discussion I read, recommended that you could do it by putting the second router in Access Point Mode. If this is the solution, how do I put that router into APM? Or is there a better solution?