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Bridge RAX120 with Google WiFi
Hi I have recently purchased the RAX120 hoping to improve the file transfer speeds over wifi. The setup I used before was Google WiFi with 4 points which gives great coverage to all the rooms but...
Problem is that googles mesh system doesn't have an access point mode/bridge mode when using more than 1 mesh device.
https://support.google.com/wifi/answer/6240987?hl=en
you could go:
modem------google mesh ------mesh satellites
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RAX120 (access point mode)
That'd let the google run as primary router and still give you the option of the RAX120's wireless
Thanks a lot for the great idea !
One question about the cabling: how the RAX120 will get the inetrnet from the Google Wifi? through the WAN port of through one of the LAN ports?
Another question - do you think the overall performance will be decreased due to using the Google WiFi as main router (I am so happy with the RAX 120 and really afraid to lose the power of the Netgear...)
Usually plug the modem into wan port on google router. Then on the google router connect its lan port to the wan port on the netgear.
The wireless channels can create interference with each other so make sure place them on channels far enough apart that they don't interfere.
Thank you plemans !
I tried this setup and it works really perfectly ! Didn't observe any affect on the performance comapring when worked with the Netgrear RAX120 as router (at least from the lasy 1 hour tests).