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Aspirant

Dec 01, 2018

Connecting EX7000 WiFi Range Extender to Router via Ethernet cable: will it “mesh”?

I’ve read a lot of Community questions and responses, but haven’t seen a clear answer to my question. If I connect an EX7000 extender to my R6220 router via an Ethernet cable rather than via WiFi, w...

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DexterJB

NETGEAR Moderator

Dec 19, 2018

Hi all,

As stated on the release notes linked below, Ethernet backhaul and 802.11k are supported.

Dexter

Community Team

DAG_cali

Aspirant

Dec 19, 2018

I believe this is the link:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/WiFi-Range-Extenders-Nighthawk/EX7000-1-0-1-78-Release-Notes-New-Features-and-Enhancements/td-p/1654182

DAG_cali
Aspirant
Dec 19, 2018
OK, I believe these are the release notes.

https://kb.netgear.com/000060211/EX7000-Firmware-Version-1-0-1-78
- DexterJB
  NETGEAR Moderator
  Dec 21, 2018
  Yes. Sorry, I forgot to actually include the link.
  
  Dexter
  
  Community Team