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Nighthawk AC1750 R6700v2 & Nighthawk AX3000 MK73 Mesh
Morning!
I have the following setup and was wondering what the best solution is.
Master bedroom:
- Cable modem connected to Nighthawk AC1750 R6700v2
- The Nighthawk AC1750 R6700v2 has an attached USB external HDD with movies for streaming
Living room: (multiple walls over on other side of house)
- TV has buffering problems when connected to Nighthawk AC1750 R6700v2 streaming movies from the external HDD and online streaming platforms.
Front yard: (next to living room)
- Residential cameras which have streaming issues due to low WiFi signal.
Not installed yet:
I have the Nighthawk AX3000 MK73 Mesh set which comes with the router and 2 additional satellites.
Unfortunately, this WiFi set does not have a USB port, otherwise I would just replace the Nighthawk AC1750 R6700v2.
Questions:
- Is it possible to connect the Nighthawk AX3000 MK73 to my existing Nighthawk AC1750 R6700v2, so that I have better signal in the living room and front yard, while still being able to stream movies from my living room TV from the USB drive that's connected to the Nighthawk AC1750 R6700v2?
- Is it possible to just use one of the satellites or router from the Nighthawk AX3000 MK73 to use as an access point and put it in between my bedroom and living room to be used as an extender?
- What's the best way to set this up?
z1Steven wrote:
Questions:
- Is it possible to connect the Nighthawk AX3000 MK73 to my existing Nighthawk AC1750 R6700v2, so that I have better signal in the living room and front yard, while still being able to stream movies from my living room TV from the USB drive that's connected to the Nighthawk AC1750 R6700v2?
Yes. No problem.
I have a similar setup.
MK93 system. (MR90 router and two MS90 satellites) with R7800 with ReadyShare USB devices plugged into MR890.
At one stage I had >12 TB of USB storage on ReadyShare until I decided that proper Ethernet LAN would be better.
But you have to do things the right way round.
Is it possible to just use one of the satellites or router from the Nighthawk AX3000 MK73 to use as an access point and put it in between my bedroom and living room to be used as an extender?Not sure that I understand that. But it's not how it works here.
Make the MR70 the network's router and relegate the R6700, never a great router, to the back office in AP mode.
Put the satellites, as satellites, wherever you like. Forget about using them as access points. Get them to deliver all your wifi needs – they should cover a pretty large area
Then add the R6700 to deliver the USB connection. You could plug it into the router or one of the satellites. (Must try that some time.)
The key is to put the R6700 into AP mode plug it into the MR70.
How do I change my NETGEAR router to AP mode? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
You then hit this:
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
But that isn't likely to be a killer. The MR70 is likely to be a better router.
There are variations on this theme, depending on where you want to put things.
Come back if it doesn't suit you.
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z1Steven wrote:
Questions:
- Is it possible to connect the Nighthawk AX3000 MK73 to my existing Nighthawk AC1750 R6700v2, so that I have better signal in the living room and front yard, while still being able to stream movies from my living room TV from the USB drive that's connected to the Nighthawk AC1750 R6700v2?
Yes. No problem.
I have a similar setup.
MK93 system. (MR90 router and two MS90 satellites) with R7800 with ReadyShare USB devices plugged into MR890.
At one stage I had >12 TB of USB storage on ReadyShare until I decided that proper Ethernet LAN would be better.
But you have to do things the right way round.
Is it possible to just use one of the satellites or router from the Nighthawk AX3000 MK73 to use as an access point and put it in between my bedroom and living room to be used as an extender?Not sure that I understand that. But it's not how it works here.
Make the MR70 the network's router and relegate the R6700, never a great router, to the back office in AP mode.
Put the satellites, as satellites, wherever you like. Forget about using them as access points. Get them to deliver all your wifi needs – they should cover a pretty large area
Then add the R6700 to deliver the USB connection. You could plug it into the router or one of the satellites. (Must try that some time.)
The key is to put the R6700 into AP mode plug it into the MR70.
How do I change my NETGEAR router to AP mode? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
You then hit this:
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
But that isn't likely to be a killer. The MR70 is likely to be a better router.
There are variations on this theme, depending on where you want to put things.
Come back if it doesn't suit you.
michaelkenward Thank you so much for your help. Sorry it took me a while to respond but I was trying it out this weekend getting it to work but everything worked out the way you said.
Thanks!!
z1Steven wrote:
.... I was trying it out this weekend getting it to work but everything worked out the way you said.
That's good.
You may be surprised to know that you can use all manner of USB storage on ReadySHARE. Netgear's KnowledgeBase article on compatible drives is hoplessly out of data and incomplete.
I used an 8 TB Seagate box that comes with a pair of extra USB ports. They all work nicely.