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Mesh, question - EAX80 and EX7300
Hi all 10 days ago I had to change position of my RAX80 router due to a change of internet connection, and took it under the roof where the antenna cable descends. My house is a 3 floor one. I am us...
You can hardwire in an extender and use it in access point mode. Access point mode disabled smart roaming features so devices will be "sticky" and not roam as efficient as extender mode. But it'll be much faster hardwired in.
Extenders and mesh networks still need a signal to work off. So if you're putting an extender where there isn't any signal, it won't work.
Usually you put them halfway in between the router and where there isn't a signal. So they have a good/decent signal to pickup and rebroadcast.
If the issue is in the basement, you might find that by moving the router, the line of sight from the router to the basement extender is now blocked by concrete/ground. Those are great at blocking wifi signal. Sometimes that short of a move can cause quite a bit of blockage. So it might be worth moving it back if you can.
I also usually advise that if you're needing more than 1 extender its worth moving to a mesh system like orbi (the tribands) for stability/speeds. But you've already got your setup so I'd work on getting it running properly.
- Thanks a lot.
Unfortunately, wherever I tried to install the EX7300 in the basement it wasn’t able to get a 5GHz signal so I installed it next to the managed switch in order to create a new WLAN with a different SSID, where I manually connect and disconnect (as my iPhone isn’t so smart when it comes to switching from a floor with no mesh to another with a mesh network, as it still seems to find a stronger signal coming from the basement).
Will look into a full mesh solution later on next year when WiFi 7 will be rolled out if prices are affordable.You could look at picking up a powerline solution to hardwire the extender in in your basement. That might (*) get a hardwired connection down there. Or even a moca adapter (ethernet over coax)
The network cable is already there (in the basement I mean), as I put ethernet cables in all the house back in 2016.
Is it possible for the EX7300 to work as a mesh extender using that cable instead of looking for wireless signal to extend?
I put it to work now as an access point by selecting that switch position. Didn't even try to connect the ethernet cable when it was set up as an extender. Thanks for your kind help.