Hi, I just bought a EX7000 Nighthawk, set up was pretty simple. It connected to my Vodafone-Ireland SIRO router no problem. I have now placed the Nighthawk in a dead spot on the opposite end of the house, both the 2.4GHz & 5GHz are fully connected and lit up green LEDs. Despite all this my PC is only getting 4mbps and it is connected by Ethernet via the Nighthawk. With that said I am reaching 30/40mbps Upload speeds which tbh I find very bizzare. In fairness the Nighthawk has boosted WiFi signal in general in aforementioned dead spot but since my PC doesnt have a WiFi receiver I was fully hoping that this would work via Ethernet. Please help, I am very dissapointed :( Thanks in advance. FEDR.

Extenders shouldn't be placed where the deadspot is. Usually they should be halfway between where the router is and where the deadspot is. reason why is they need a decent signal to operate from. Have you tried it with the extender closer?

Hey there, Well its not strictly 'IN' the dead spot, I worded that incorrectly. The LED indicators for 2.4 & 5Ghz signal are fully Green and even when I check mywifiext is shows full signal strength. With that said, yes I have tried it closer to the Router. It hasn't really changed anything unfortunately.

What actual router is it connected to? If you hardwire the extender into the router (rerun setup for access point mode) and test the speeds, what do you get for each band? (checking to ensure the broadcast chips are good)

I haven't tried hardwiring the Extender to the Router. Kinda defeats the purpose of why I bought the extender cause I was trying to avoid running cabling through the length of the house, but in the interest of testing the broadcasting chips I will test that out tomorrow and record the results. Thanks again for the help mate! :)

I have currently set up the Nighthawk closer to the Router half way down the hall. I am then using a TP link attacthed to the Nighthawk and my PC and now Im getting 20 Down - 40 Up. Still not an ideal nor a practical and certainly not any better than before I bought the Nighthawk.

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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Feb 07, 2021
Extenders shouldn't be placed where the deadspot is. Usually they should be halfway between where the router is and where the deadspot is. reason why is they need a decent signal to operate from. Have you tried it with the extender closer?
- FEDR
  Aspirant
  Feb 07, 2021
  Hey there,
  
  Well its not strictly 'IN' the dead spot, I worded that incorrectly. The LED indicators for 2.4 & 5Ghz signal are fully Green and even when I check mywifiext is shows full signal strength.
  
  With that said, yes I have tried it closer to the Router. It hasn't really changed anything unfortunately.
  - plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Feb 07, 2021
    What actual router is it connected to?
    If you hardwire the extender into the router (rerun setup for access point mode) and test the speeds, what do you get for each band? (checking to ensure the broadcast chips are good)

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