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AC2200 setup with multiple extenders
Hi, After a failed attempt with Google wifi, I purchased an AC2200 to extend my existing Netgear R6400v2. The router currently has a 2.4 and 5ghz wifi network setup. Different SSID's for each band ...
You can leave the ssid the same. However, it can cause the device you're roaming with to not switch from one device to the next. The benefit to the mesh networks is that the router controls which AP the device connects to. with using extenders, your device has to do this. It causes devices to linger with its initial wifi AP it connected to.
So you are saying it is best to use differnt SSID names on the second extender?
so
router - Bishop, Bishop5
Extender 1 - Bishop, Bishop5
Extender 2 - Bishop2, Bishop6
for example
You'll still need to manually go in and switch networks when you're wandering. Again, this is the problem when you move away from the router controlled roaming aka mesh networks.
Here's some info on smart roaming. the EX7300 does support it but I don't see the R6400v2 supporting it.