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1Fireguy
Aspirant
Oct 29, 2020

RAX45 on Fiber network, extend to outbuilding.

I have a fiber optic network to three buildings at my property; a cottage, our house, and a shop/studio barn. Our new Netgear WiFi is not getting into the metal skin barn, but is intermittently access...
  • 1Fireguy's avatar
    1Fireguy
    Aspirant
    Nov 05, 2020
    Thank you for your reply Christian,

    I looked up the EAX80, and I cannot how it obtains the signal that it turns to WiFi, is it hardwired into the wall port, and meshes the SSID with the main router, or is it simply magnifying the original router’s signal?
    • Christian_R's avatar
      Christian_R
      NETGEAR Employee Retired
      Nov 05, 2020

      Hi 1Fireguy, 

       

      The EAX80 would be an extender essentially extending your router's signal. But because the RAX45 supports WiFi 6 standards, the EAX80 is a great pair to your RAX45 as the EAX80 also supports WiFi 6. 

       

      Regards,

      Christian