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We've unlocked the potential of our WiFi Extenders by adding WiFi Mesh!
Our latest firmware update allows users of our EX6400 and EX7300 extenders to enjoy the benefits of WiFi Mesh! With a single WiFi Network Name and Smart Roaming, you can create a whole hom...
I am trying to update the software to the latest version with the Mesh ability, and keep getting error messages that the software is not the one for my EX 7300. I followed the prompts for the EX7300. Is anyone else having this problem or know the solution?
I could get much faster speeds when I manually selected the 5 Ghz extender SSID but now when I create the single WiFi name, it doesn't seem to ever select the faster one. I've even tested and reverted back and forth and as soon as I go back to broadcasting the invidual radios and manually select it, I can get aboug 150 Mbps. When I have the single WiFi SSID, I get about 10-20 which is more like what the 2.4 Ghz extender was providing. I've reset multiple times.
Thanks for your comments which I totally agree. It caused me more trouble then its worth, especially if the router is turned off. It seems to lose the configuration settings that is made and unable to make a internet connection. I ended up doing a full reset of the router and starting a fresh and just kept the Basic settings for both 2.4MHz and 5MHz.
Netgear has tried to make basic Extender/Access Point routers to do more then what they were designed and capable of doing, by thinking that a Firmware Upgrade V1.0.1.78_1.0.140 will make it equal to the new mesh systems.
ozzcaddy wrote:
Netgear has tried to make basic Extender/Access Point routers to do more then what they were designed and capable of doing, by thinking that a Firmware Upgrade V1.0.1.78_1.0.140 will make it equal to the new mesh systems.
The .78 firmware clearly has a bunch of issues, and Netgear is looking into them.
To your larger point: Netgear isn't aiming to make the mesh extenders the equal of a new mesh system like Orbi. They are aiming at a point in between a traditional extender and a full mesh system. As far as I can see that is possible with current hardware, and there are some emerging specs from the WiFi alliance (EasyMesh) that would make this easier to do this with future routers. They've hit a bump in the road, but that doesn't mean they won't reach the desired destination.
