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DarthTom
Nov 05, 2020Follower
XR700 and Wifi Mesh
Hi there, Wanted to know what the best mesh solution will be for my router? Can I use the Nighthawk Mesh Wifi 6 and, more importantly, is there any advantage of going down this route with the rou...
plemans
Nov 06, 2020Guru - Experienced User
You could use an extender. If you're needing more than 1, I'd go with a full mesh system like orbi.
If you go with a mesh system, you could put the mesh system in AP (access point) mode and use the XR700 as the controlling router.
then you get the best of both. You get the increased performance (lower ping/latency) from the XR700 and the increased coverage from a mesh system.