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Mesh wifi at home with pre-existing router and LAN cables
Hello everybody. I live in a 3 stories house, with several lan cables connecting the 3 floors. I would like to create a MESH network in the house, so to avoid manual selection of which WiFi to conn...
No, you'd want an actual mesh system. You'll have better stability, better speed, and less worries.
The extenders don't work as mesh when wired as an AP (access point).
As well as they work great until you need more than 1. Then its better to run a system designed for mesh.
Thanks for the help.
One extra questions that comes to mind: can I install a mesh system and connect the devices via LAN to maximize the speeds?
jpsisko wrote:Thanks for the help.
One extra questions that comes to mind: can I install a mesh system and connect the devices via LAN to maximize the speeds?
you mean connect devices to the satellites lan?
Not sure exactly what you're meaning but the lan ports are usable
Nope. I meant connect the satellites together via LAN instead than via Radio... So I could have 1 mesh repeater and 1 mesh router, connected together via LAN.