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ss-69
Aspirant
Jul 23, 2019

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 ...
ss-69's avatar
ss-69
Aspirant
Jul 23, 2019

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

 

plemans's avatar
plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 23, 2019

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.