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new 973 - anything changed for hardwiring other satellites?
New owner of a 973 Mesh and, like others, do not want to spend another $900 for a 3rd satellite. The entire system uses ethernet backhaul - are there ANY other satellites I can use to extend the sys...
Strange coincidence: Wired published a piece today describing WiFi extenders and recommended the Netgear EAX15 (about $90 on Amazon). According to the User Manual, page 18, the EAX15 can be connected to the primary router with Ethernet and placed in Access Point mode:
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/EAX15/EAX15_UM_EN.pdf
The Product Data Sheet touts "seamless roaming":
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/EAX15v3/EAX15v3_DS.pdf
Of course, there are all sorts of WiFi access points that are not designed to plug into an electrical outlet. (WiFi does better when located higher than most electrical outlets.)
Thank you for the reply. The guest house is close proximity to the main house. My wife uses it as an office and frequently goes between it and the main house multiple times a day. I am afraid when she moves from the guest house to the main house, she will not drop the connection to the 970 located in the guest house.
The Wi-Fi extender you linked to sounds interesting. If this were installed in the guest house, and connected to the 971 Router via ethernet, would an iPhone be able to seamlessly move from the guest house back to the main house and drop connection from the guest house extender and connect to the 970 satellites in the main house?
The Wi-Fi extender you linked to sounds interesting. If this were installed in the guest house, and connected to the 971 Router via ethernet, would an iPhone be able to seamlessly move from the guest house back to the main house and drop connection from the guest house extender and connect to the 970 satellites in the main house?
If the EAX17 cost under $30, I would order one today and "see what happens" $90 plus tax is over my "fun limit". (Not that I have any doubts about Netgear marketing literature. Heaven Forbid they would exaggerate or not be entirely accurate.) I would certainly purchase from somewhere with a liberal return policy. (Amazon, for example.) If it doesn't perform, you would know within minutes.