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prj11215
Aspirant
Feb 02, 2018

Nighthawk EX7500 - Pros and cons of using One WiFi Name feature?

I just purchased the EX7500 (the drop down menu wouldn’t allow that model number) mesh range extender. I am wondering about the advantages and disadvantages of using the One WiFi Name feature. Before...
Installation
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DarrenM
Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Feb 06, 2018

Hello prj11215

 

The extender is creating a new 2.4 and 5ghz network but will act as one network with your router.

 

DarrenM

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    prj11215
    Aspirant
    Feb 07, 2018
    Thanks. Actually I contacted Netgear support during setup and they told me to set up separate bands for extended and router.