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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.
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.
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.
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.
Thanks mate. So far, it's the final solution I took and will use it as far as needed.
A full mesh will be better, but as new devices with WiFi 7 are slowly making their debut, I will wait for price reductions and will move forward most probably next year.