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Rockman
May 30, 2023Aspirant
Can a Nighthawk R7000 or MR6500 be used as the base router in a seamless mesh system
Hi, AT&T offers two Nighthawk hotspots, the M6(R7000) and the M6 Pro(MR6500). The mesh wifi systems I have looked at all seem to include their own router and don't recommend using it downstream of ...
- May 31, 2023
You can't use them as the base router as they're not mesh devices.
But you can use a mesh system and use the hotspot as the gateway.
You'd simply put the hotspot in passthrough mode and have the mesh system connected to it.
plemans
May 31, 2023Guru - Experienced User
You can't use them as the base router as they're not mesh devices.
But you can use a mesh system and use the hotspot as the gateway.
You'd simply put the hotspot in passthrough mode and have the mesh system connected to it.
- RockmanMay 31, 2023Aspirant
Thank you for that information; I'm not up to speed on the latest technologies.
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