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TonyfromMO
Dec 07, 2022Aspirant
Nighthawk X6S EX8000 options?
Hello, I have the EX8000 in the corner of the house closest to our garage that is 80 feet away. Can I put another EX8000 in the window of the garage to boost the signal inside the garage? The wifi ...
plemans
Dec 07, 2022Guru - Experienced User
About all you can do is try it. If you can get a decent signal using a phone in that window, an extender should be able to as well.
I'd just buy it from somewhere with a decent return policy in case it doesn't work.
Or just run an underground ethernet wire to the garage and hardwire the extender in (in access point mode).
- TonyfromMODec 07, 2022Aspirant
Great info, Thank you!