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AX1600 interferes with Wireless TV box?
After almost a year in operation my AX1600Wi-Fi Mesh Extender suddenly started interfering with my wireless 4-K TV interface. After restarting everything related to the TV and internet the problem persisted. On a whim I disconnected the AX1600. Much to my surprise the problem immediately went away?
(The TV symptoms are a frozen video feed shortly after turning on the TV followed after a few minutes by a loss of audio as well. Interestingly the TV Menu and Thumbnail audio/video on the menu screen seem to work properly.)
As far as I know NOTHING has changed with my setup. (Was there a firmware update the AX1600?)
The AX1600 interfaces with my security cameras. I tried resetting and reinstalling the Wi-Fi Extender but no joy! I have temporarily fixed the problem by removing the AX1600 from my Wi-Fi and plugging the AX1600 into the router via an Ethernet cable. However, access to the Ethernet is further from the cameras and results in a poorer signal than the Wi-Fi enabled AX1600.
Thoughts appreciated. Thanks!
Rick
I have moved the AX1600 and reconfigured it as a wireless extender. It is now further from the router and closer to the camera.
The move "seems" to have improved the situation and I have not had a failure of the wireless TV digital box since the move several hours ago!
Thanks to all for the help.
Rick
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Is this TV box connected to the extender or to something else?
Samething change on the TV box?
Is the Extender in AP Mode or Extender mode? The extender should NOT be ethernet connected to the host router if it's in extender mode. Will cause problems. If in Ap mode, then ethernet connection is required here.
TV box is directly upstairs from the router and connects to the router.
If something changed with TV box I am unaware .... but who knows!
When the AX1600 was connected wirelessly it was in EXTENDER mode. When in this configuration I had the problem.
Are you saying that now I have it connected via ethernet is needs to be in access point configuration? Now that it's hard-wired I'll check the configuration.
No, just confirming that when in Extender mode, ethernet cable needs to be not used in between the Extender and host router in this configuration.
Seems like maybe if the extender is turned off the box works, turned back on, possible the box is connecting to it. Try moving the extender farther away from the host router. 30 feet would be a good starting point.
Any chance this TV box has a ethernet port in back of it?
After almost a year in operation my AX1600Wi-Fi Mesh Extender suddenly started interfering with my wireless 4-K TV interface
How far away is the extender from the TV receiver?
TV is in the bedroom (above the router in the basement). The AX1600 is in the kitchen about 20 feet away.
TV is in the bedroom (above the router in the basement). The AX1600 is in the kitchen about 20 feet away.
I am wondering if the TV was connected to the extender (instead of the router) when the problem occurred.
Is the extender using the same network name as the router?
I have moved the AX1600 and reconfigured it as a wireless extender. It is now further from the router and closer to the camera.
The move "seems" to have improved the situation and I have not had a failure of the wireless TV digital box since the move several hours ago!
Thanks to all for the help.
Rick
Glad you got it working.
Enjoy.
