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Can you use 2 wifi extenders at the same time?
Can you use multiple wifi extenders?
Hello there, I just purchased a Wi-Fi extender 7000 and it works great downstairs but the signal is weak upstairs. My question is if I bought another wifi exten...
Yes, you can use 2 extenders with a few caveats.
- Do not wirelessly connect one extender to another. Performance for the second extender will usually be unsatisfactory. Therefore, each extender should connect to the main router.
- Both extenders should not broadcast the same SSID as the main router. This is the default setting but many people often set up an extender to broadcast the same SSID to avoid programming devices with two separate SSIDs. You won't be able to do this with two extenders because there is a risk of them connecting to each other instead of the main router. This restriction doesn't apply if you are able to wire the extenders to the main router via Ethernet (or Powerline).
I have a similar problem as shown above, I can connect to my first EX7700, but not the other (right next to my router. I verified latest firmware version, did a factory reset, but can only connect to the first extender via WPS or the app. In the App, see both extenders (connected to my R9000), but one of the extenders shows up as a white box rather than the icon.
Any tips or pointers would be appreciated.
/RW
Hi @Rixter6969,
Thank you for reaching out. How are the 2 extenders connected o the R9000 router? Are the 2 extenders configured as wireless extenders or access points? Did you try turning off the working extender and just have the 1 extender( affected) connect to the main router and see if it behaves the same?
I am looking forward to your response.
Regards,
Oliver
Community Team
