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surfmatt
Aspirant
May 21, 2020
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Home wifi network extenders ex8000

Hi im running a EX8000 NIghthawk x6s mesh extender which ive bonded both the 2G and 5G together and its working fine with my existing Virgin Media Router. The issue is I want to extend the range further into the garden - can I add an other extender to the EX8000 or is there another solution?

Thanks Matt

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    May 21, 2020
    Orbi is a mesh system. Router and satellites. And you can add satellites as needed to extend coverage. Plus it has the option of a wireless backhaul or wired backhaul.
    https://www.netgear.com/orbi/

    Again, mesh extenders work great but they work they best if you're only needing 1. when you need more than that, a move to a full mesh system is better.

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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    May 21, 2020

    Can you or should you? 

    You can daisy chain extenders. But it can create issues when using it setup in mesh mode. The reason why is they're connecting back to the router and using the same ssid as the router. And if they can end up connected to the wrong device. This happens because there isn't a controlling device.

    Meaning if you're going: 

    Router----->extender1----->extender2

    Sometimes extender2 can end up trying to connect directly to the router. 

    or extender2 connecting to the router and extender1 connecting to extender2.

    or even extender 1 and 2 connecting to each other.

     

    This doesn't happen all the time but its something to keep in mind that if you're daisy chaining them and having issues when running in mesh mode, sometimes you need to disable mesh and setup unique ssid's for each extender. This prevents the wrong connection.

     

    I usually warn people that if they're going to need more than 1 extender an upgrade to a full mesh system like orbi is a better choice as it has a main router that controls the system.  

    • surfmatt's avatar
      surfmatt
      Aspirant
      May 21, 2020

      Thanks plemans - is Orbi a reuter? and are the small socketplug in extenders an option?

      cheers Matt

       

      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru - Experienced User
        May 21, 2020
        Orbi is a mesh system. Router and satellites. And you can add satellites as needed to extend coverage. Plus it has the option of a wireless backhaul or wired backhaul.
        https://www.netgear.com/orbi/

        Again, mesh extenders work great but they work they best if you're only needing 1. when you need more than that, a move to a full mesh system is better.