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Yann91
Mar 30, 2021Tutor
Netgear Nighthawk mk 62 Airplay issues
Hi all I got the netgear nighthawk mk62 mesh system. (Router and one satellite) Both running firmware version V1.0.6.110. I remarked an issue with airplay trying several devices (Homepod, Homepod...
Christian_R
Apr 06, 2021NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi Yannick,
You may try adjusting the 2.4GHz channel to see if that helps. If your issue persists, I would recommend reaching out to Apple for further feedback.
Christian
- Yann91Apr 07, 2021TutorHi Christian
Thanks for your feedback. I tried to change the channels of 2.4 and as well for 5 Ghz without any success for that issues.
I tried the 5 Ghz as well cause the homepods are connected to 5Ghz.
I guess Apple cannot help in that situation cause it seems not to be an airplay issue itself, cause connecting from router to router device, router to satellite device and satellite to router device is working without any issues. Only conneting from satellite to satellite device is not working.
I had a similar setup with TP link mesh and had no problem with airplay even if I played sound from satellite to satellite device, but I changed to netgear for better speed and less interruptions.
How does the communication work between satellite and satellite devices? Are they going first from satellite to router and from router back to satellite, or is the communication directly over the satellite?
Is there a possibility to get an option in the app or at routerlogin where I can restrict the connections? So then I would allow the homepod only to connect to the router and not to satellite. That would fix it in that case.
Thanks in advance and greetings
Yannick