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Rockman
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May 30, 2023
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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 ...
  • plemans's avatar
    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.