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Is an EAX15 (AX1800) Nighthawk Extender compatible with an Orbi 770 System?
I purchased an EAX15 (AX1800) Nighthawk Extender to use with my Orbi 770 system a few months ago. I understand I won't be getting Wifi 7 from the extender -- its purpose is to get decent Wifi 6 cov...
Thanks.
I'm setting it up as an extender to the main Orbi 770 system, using same SSID/PW as main system. It's working now, but who knows for how long. It just seems to conk out regularly - the red LED comes on and, sometimes, it goes back to green on its own No real rhyme or reason to it. .
A couple things.
1. What led goes red?
2. The problem with connecting an extender to a mesh system is sometimes it can change its connection from router to satellite or to a different satellite and cause drops/decreased performance. Its why it usually isn't recommended.
3. If it was as simple as just buying extenders to connect to an orbi router, everyone would just buy a router and a bunch of cheap extenders. You might have to switch it to its own ssid/password for stability. Have you tried that?
1. What led goes red? The top light
2. The problem with connecting an extender to a mesh system is sometimes it can change its connection from router to satellite or to a different satellite and cause drops/decreased performance. Its why it usually isn't recommended. Understood
3. If it was as simple as just buying extenders to connect to an orbi router, everyone would just buy a router and a bunch of cheap extenders. You might have to switch it to its own ssid/password for stability. Have you tried that? I will give that a shot. Thanks.