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Nighthawk R7960P best mesh suggestion
My customer bought his new Nighthawk 6months ago. In order to specify a second AP for downstairs, I was thrilled to see satellite mesh. Then the description that says only works with.... This name c...
Orbi is netgears line of mesh routers/satellites.
They do have some mesh extenders but they aren't a full mesh system like orbi with a router managing the system.
They rely on the device (phone/laptop/etc) to roam based off its own protocol.
I looked through the R7960P's listing and couldn't find it listed anywhere as mesh. And it isn't a mesh router. you can add a mesh extender to it if you'd like but it isn't a full mesh system like orbi.