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Summary page of differences between Nighthawk MK6*, MK7* and MK8* series? What are "S" series?
Just looking for a matrix compare of these routers?
When Ethernet connecting the MR to MS, make sure the MS are connected or the connetion points are connected behind the MR or the MS will not sync correctly and will not operate correctly.
Recommended to use non managed switches in between the MR and MS if a switch is needed.
FYI, CAT5E really isn't rated for 10Gb connections. CAT6A STP cabling is recommended for 2.5Gb and nigher connection rates over LAN cable. However since the MK series LAN Ports are all 1Gb, 5E will do.
Backhaul Config:
Thanks... this was a question I had and I think you answered it... I have Cat5e home runs from my home wiring closet to multiple locations in the house. Two of the locations have multiple devices on them so there are 10GB ethernet switches in those locations. As long as the satellites are all on the same network, the router will be able to find them and pull them into the mesh as a backhaul connection "across" multiple switches, correct ("star configuration" on the backhaul page. In my case the router itself is connected to the internet cable modem and a 10GB ethernet switch- that switch is then linked to the two rooms with their 10GB switches and three other rooms with single devices on those Cat5e cable runs ).
Mainly asking about the two-port routers like the MK6* and MK7* series...
When Ethernet connecting the MR to MS, make sure the MS are connected or the connetion points are connected behind the MR or the MS will not sync correctly and will not operate correctly.
Recommended to use non managed switches in between the MR and MS if a switch is needed.
FYI, CAT5E really isn't rated for 10Gb connections. CAT6A STP cabling is recommended for 2.5Gb and nigher connection rates over LAN cable. However since the MK series LAN Ports are all 1Gb, 5E will do.
yeah. i used to have 1GB switches but got a deal on two 10GB - they're nothing special... NetGear GS110MX with 2x10GB ports and 8x1GB ports.
One room has my NAS in it and so that room has Cat6/Cat7 cables to allow for fast data transfer befween the NAS and devices in that room. But, I haven't taken the time to pull higher than Cat5e on the home runs as it's in the walls and the upstairs attic.thanks for confirmation... should be good.
Kewl, Ya I have one of those. Does a good job.