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How to connect tri-band extender to a tri-band router - EX7500 (X4S) to R9000 (X10)
I have an R9000 X10 Wifi Router and an EX7500 X4S wifi extender. I have sucessfully connected the X4S extender to the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz channels of the R9000 but it looks like it is connected like a t...
pgphillips05 wrote:
Just to check that I understand your message correctly, you are saying that my extender is operating in the correct way and that I don't need to make any changes?
Yes.
www.mywifiext.net is showing the extender is connected to both the 2.4 and 5GHz networks (see attached photo).
While a "normal" repeater would use the same 5 GHz channel for the connection to the router and the AP, e.g. a two-radio extender would use the channel 108 for the uplink to the radio as well as for the AP.
Your tri-band does (beyond of the 2.4 GHz) use both 5 GHz radio interfaces - channel 108 to the router, and channel 48 for the wireless AP - as visible on the screenshot supplied. That's in my opinion the intended operation mode for these extenders.
Last but not least, the R9000 (X10) does only have one 5 GHz radio anyway.
Thanks for your reply.
Just to check that I understand your message correctly, you are saying that my extender is operating in the correct way and that I don't need to make any changes?
pgphillips05 wrote:
Just to check that I understand your message correctly, you are saying that my extender is operating in the correct way and that I don't need to make any changes?
Yes.