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bigboo2u
Feb 09, 2019Aspirant
EX8000 extender and eero
When I first moved into the house now where I rent a room, the wifi signal to my room was basically a dead zone where I was getting about 4mbps download and about 3 upload. I purchased the EX8000 an...
Christian_R
Feb 14, 2019NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hello bigboo2u,
You may need to check if the eero beacon has an ethernet port you can connect to. If so, test it out and run a speed test. Though, you may also need to check the speed test results when connected to the main eero router as it may perform better compared to having the extender connected to the beacon.
~Christian
- bigboo2uFeb 16, 2019Aspirant
Hello Christian, the Beacon does have two ethernet ports but that is a great idea with the speed test before and after.
Regards, Robin
- Christian_RFeb 20, 2019NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi bigboo2u - Certainly! Please feel free to provide an update with your findings.
~Christian