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R7000 Nighthawk wired to EX6200?
I just purchased the R7000 Nighthawk router and while the speed increase has been fantastic the range has not been great. Setup was simple, I installed it in my basement where my old DLINK N router w...
So I think the original error I made was trying to hook up all my N devices to the 5Ghz band instead of using the 2.4Ghz band. 2.4Ghz seems to have way better signal strength. So I have the R7000 hooked up as an access point in my second floor office and I went around the house and took signal strength readings in a bunch of rooms on each floor and came up with an average signal strength:
2.4 5 old Dlink N
AVG 2ND FL 34 46 58
AVG 1ST FL 44 65 63
AVG BASEMENT 49 74 41
I may try the R7000 as an access point on the first floor and redo the signal readings. Probably not tonight as it's late now. Thanks again.
2.4 5 old Dlink N
AVG 2ND FL 34 46 58
AVG 1ST FL 44 65 63
AVG BASEMENT 49 74 41
I may try the R7000 as an access point on the first floor and redo the signal readings. Probably not tonight as it's late now. Thanks again.