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MK62 Question
Hey guys. Having some poor signal throughout the house with a single router setup. My question is since I already have a nighthawk router that I want to continue using, can I use the MK62 router as a satellite or do I have to set the MK62 router as a separate network in order to use the additional satellite? TIA!
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Bridging wireless networks is often a bad idea. One of the supposed benefits of this mesh system was a separate channel for backhaul (like an extra virtual wire instead of using up the client bandwidth). You can't use that to talk to your existing router.
I've also had issues getting wireless bridging to work. If possible just install an ethernet between the existing router and the router part on the mk62 (mr60) and you'll be happier.
The MK system needs its own router managing it.
So you need to use the MK as a router. But you can put it in access point mode.
So you can hardwire it in at a different location/area of the home with it in access point mode.
You won't be able to integrate it with your current router but the current one can act as a backup or even to offload the current network.
