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sweetdeal
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Oct 20, 2020

Installing a 2nd NETGEAR A7000 NIghthawk USB 3.0 WiFi Adapter on the same notebook Windows 10

Has anyone successfully install a 2nd NETGEAR A7000 Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi USB 3.0 Adapter on a notebook where one is already installed on Windows 10?
My goal is to install 2 A7000's on the same system so I can enable Channel Bonding.
Researching online doesn't have any pertinent information about the subject.
So far Tech Support hasn't returned any correspondence in regards to my request.

Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Auteria Winzer Jr.

Multi-Platinum Multi-Grammy Nominated Producer

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  • garycnew's avatar
    garycnew
    Aspirant
    Oct 30, 2020
    Auteria,

    I've always been curious whether this was possible.

    Theoretically, a dual A7000 Windows 10 installation may be possible from a USB prospective. It might even be possible to control one of the A7000 adapters using Netgear's Genei Controller and the other A7000 adapter using Microsoft's WiFi Controller. However, I'm not sure whether you'll be able to bond between the two separate WiFi controllers.

    Moreover, I believe the real issue is that you'll have to run dual WiFi routers that will support the separate A7000 connections.

    If you have the hardware, I say give it a try and report back. I'd like to know your real-world findings.

    Good Luck!


    Gary