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Can I use AX1800 as satellites for the XR1000
I’m thinking about buying a XR1000 router for gaming, but I don’t need the EAX80’s for the rest of my house. Is it possible to use the AX1800 system as the satellites for the MESH-6?
You can put the MK62/63 sytstem in access point mode. That'd let the XR1000 manage all the routing with the MK63 system handling the wireless. The XR1000 won't work as part of the wireless mesh though. Just something to keep in mind.
and if you hardwire in the MK62 system, it'll function quite well. I wouldn't go with the mk62 if you plan on using its wireless backhaul. Being dual band leaves much to be desired in terms of performance.
For the AX1800, I was referring to the MK62. The the XR1000, that one is self explanatory. I done have the EAX80’s, I’m hoping to avoid the cost of having to get three of them for my 4600 sq ft home, by just getting the XR1000 and connecting a few mesh nodes of lesser cost to it which will serve as the rest of the house streaming. I really just care about my gaming consoles having priority for internet. So if I did a XR1000, and everything was wired to that directly, then I could run a MK62/63 off of that. My question is can I integrate the MK62/3 to be part of the same managed set of devices off my XR1000, or do I need to “manage” that separately? Looking to keep it clean and simple but reduce my costs if possible.
You can put the MK62/63 sytstem in access point mode. That'd let the XR1000 manage all the routing with the MK63 system handling the wireless. The XR1000 won't work as part of the wireless mesh though. Just something to keep in mind.
and if you hardwire in the MK62 system, it'll function quite well. I wouldn't go with the mk62 if you plan on using its wireless backhaul. Being dual band leaves much to be desired in terms of performance.