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Can I connect Wifi extenders using Ethernet rather than Wifi?
Hi, I live in quite a large house divided in two parts with a wall that doesn't let Wifi signal go through. I want to completely renew my Wifi hardware and I need Wifi in both parts A and B of th...
If you want it to be as seamless as possible, I'd go mesh and skip going router + extender.
Reason why is when you hardwire in an extender, they function in AP mode and not as a true mesh setup. You can use a setup like orbi and have the wired backhaul.
Not saying you couldn't make a router + extender work but it wouldn't be as seamless. I've tried running a RAX200 + EX8000 and it wasn't as nice/seamless/set and forget as my orbi setup.
Plus with the wired backhaul, you could get the 40 series of orbi (cheaper) since the main difference from the 40 to 50 series is the wireless backhaul capability.
And if you needed more coverage, its easy to add in extra satellites. Versus running more than 1 extender on a network tends to create instabilities.