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Multiple EAX80s - Fastlane to Prevent Connection Issues
Hi there, There are a lot of threads about using multiple EAX80s to make a mesh network in a large home, and all seem to say "don't do that! They'll connect to themselves, that's the problem!" But...
See attached screenshot of only one device despite two on the network. After turning the second one off for a while, it is now defaulting back to 192.168.1.250 IP address, while the other is stable at 192.168.1.9 (as can be seen in the screenshot).
Why don't you just set one of them with their own unique ssid?
Why should I have to do that? And why would that help with connectivity to the main router?
Problem with extenders is that they aren't a full mesh system like orbi with a router controlling the system.
so they can end up connected to each other if they're to close to each other or if the router's signal isn't always stable (when it drops the extenders can search/find each other)
If you're in one of those circumstances, having 1 with its own unique ssid can increase stability because they won't end up connecting to each other.
Its why we/I usually recommend people use a full mesh system like orbi if they're needing more than 1 extender.
- I'm sorry, but can you please reread my original post? The entire point was that this "connecting to each other" problem can be solved and misrepresents the issue. And no, it has nothing to do with unique SSIDs.
If you want the name of the SSID to resolve the issue, you need *all* extender networks to have their own unique SSIDs to make it matter. Not just one. If you have internal documentation you can update, you should update this to give more accurate support answers in the future.