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How to connect Nighthawk X4 R7500v2 and Nighthawk Mesh MK63
Hello everyone, I have been using Nighthawk X4 R7500v2 for a couple years and kinda like it but then I dont get any good signal upstair, like 5-20mbps while downstair i can reach to 400+Mbps. I am ha...
You can hardwire the R7500 to the MK63 system and set the R7500 in access point mode (or vise versa).
I wouldn't unless you truly need another router as the MK63 is a pretty capable system and has 2 satellites plus router.
And the R7500 isn't a mesh router and won't seamlessly integrate with the MK63.
If you need more ethernet ports, I'd invest in an unmanaged gigabit ethernet switch. They're pretty cheap and work well.