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EX8000 backhaul options
I have a dual band R7800 (AC2600) roouter. I was considering purchasing an EX800 but had a couple of questions that I can't find the answer too.
1. I know if I had a tri band router then on...
I have recently install and EX8000 into my network, and it has proven to be excellant. I have it pushing wifi in my ground floor studio, while the Nighthawk X6 R8000 router is in my third floor office, the coverage is outstanding all thoughout the house and into the yard. A couple of things I have found which might help. If your router in only dual band, then you'll most liley only want to set it up as an extender not an AP. As an extender you'll only get two bands 2g and 5G wireless to push, the third 5g band is not available, and your only access will be through a wireless connection. I have it configured as an AP to be able to take advantage of all three bands, 2G, 5G-1 and 5G-2, and as such am able to gain access both wireless and wired to the UI via the IP.
In doing so I have been able to set all of my streaming connection (FIreTV sticks) to the 5G-2 band, my home plugs, switches, and thermostates on the 2G band and all cell phones onto the 5G-1 band. All bands carry the same SSID names as the bands on the R8000 and therfore have a total mash configurations, Single strength is great and have not seen any dropouts or disconnects so far.
Thx for sharing your experience.
StanP50 wrote:
If your router in only dual band, then you'll most likely only want to set it up as an extender not an AP.
Generally speaking, if you have gigabit ethernet at the extender's location, you should always set it up as an AP. There is no downside in doing that.
Except if you set it up as an AP then you lose the mesh capability IIRC. In other words, if you have an R8000 and extend it with a EX8000, and you set the EX8000 up in AP mode, then I believe you can't have it mesh between the R8000 and EX8000. I'm looking to do something similar by running multiple EX8000 with a single R8000 all broadcasting the same SSID and able to hand off to each other...AND backhaul to the E8000 via ethernet.
From what I understand you do not lose mesh functionality if you wire the EX8000 to the router and set it in AP mode with the same SSID. My friend has a duel band router wired to the EX8000 with the same SSID and he gets mesh functionality. That was actually my original quesiton and the responses and my friends experience seem to suggest you can.
