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PurplePanda
Nov 04, 2019Tutor
Problems w/ New WiFi 6 Nighthawk 8AX - EAX80 Range Extender w/ New WiFi 6 Nighthawk AX12 - RAX200
Please help. I am a long time Netgear customer, and have been buying Netgear products since the early 2000s. Upon receiving my Nighthawk AX8 (EAX80) and configuring it I found myself fairly disapp...
retrospcttt
Dec 08, 2019Aspirant
Well written question and with details.
This is my main sticking point at the moment...
Q: Is it possible to have a wired backhaul with the AX8? Will it ever be possible?
A: As it stands, the EAX80 doesn't support ethernet backhaul. It can, however, be configured in AP (access point) mode.
This has me now looking at other products/solutions.... super frustrating. PurplePanda Not sure if this will be deleted but I started looking at the Ubiquiti AmpliFi Alien devices. They support WiFi 6 AX and ethernet backhaul. Have a great day.