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Nighthawk Model D7800 AND mesh extender
I have a Nighthawk model D7800 AC2600 and find that the wifi signal is poor in some home areas. Using the Netgear WiFi Analytics I get the following results: At the router itself - 70% At the TV r...
How much area are you trying to cover? (square footage)
What is your housing materials? Certain materials are going to block wifi signals. These include brick, concrete, foil lined insulation, adobe, plaster lathe, and hvac. All these are going to create issues for wifi so what your house is made of matters a lot.
With extenders, there's a lot of playing around to optimize placement and wifi signals. I can go over these or link you to an article that goes over it all. I'll do that to save me typing time.
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/wifi-extender-setup-guide,review-4133.html
many things can influence how an extender performs. The EX6250 is a faily solid extender (I used one for a while) so I'd work optimizing it first (provided it can be depending on your house materials).