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Linking two nighthawk mesh extenders
Can two ex8000 extenders be liked to each other via Ethernet and then one end of the chain be linked wirelessly to a Nighthawk R8000 router to make a long seamless mesh chain? My router is in one bu...
Not like you'd expect.
The EX8000 doesn't work in mesh mode if running with the wired backhaul.
You can daisy chain them but make sure they're far enough apart.
I take it you're wanting to go:
modem----R8000------->EX8000----->EX8000?
I do usually advise people to move to a full mesh system like orbi if you're needing more than 1 extender or wanting to mix wired/wireless backhaul.
Thanks. The diagram is essentially correct.
modem--------> R8000 ----------> EX8000 ----------> EX8000
cable. WiFi. cable
Would this work if the final EX8000 was set to a different SSID as A regular WiFi extender instead of same like a mesh? I understand that this system isn't quite true mesh like Orbi, but I already have it and am trying to make it work. Worst case, could I simply use both EX8000's as extenders (not mesh) as shown above?