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Wireless range extenders
I just installed a Nighthawk CAX80 router/modem and I would like to add something like the EAX80 wireless range extender to the network....However, I would like to connect the EAX80 directly to the C...
The EAX80 would work well with the CAX80 if you were to install it as a wireless extender connecting it wirelessly to the CAX80.
Mark_Br wrote:
I just installed a Nighthawk CAX80 router/modem and I would like to add something like the EAX80 wireless range extender to the network....However, I would like to connect the EAX80 directly to the CAX80 using Ethernet cables already embedded in my walls, then setup the EAX80 so that it transmits the same SSID & requires the same PW as the CAX80 wireless router. Thus creating a roaming network under the same umbrella access codes. I did this previously using the old Apple Airport wireless routers and it worked great for years...but they got fried by lightening this past weekend. The position where I want place the EAX80 is on the edge of the range of the current CAX80...which is why the wireless mesh default configuration is not ideal, and why I'd prefer an ethernet backbone connection to the main router. Is this possible with these two Nighthawk devices?
Thanks Furrye28 and all the other community responders. Great suggestions, but I am limited to only a few models of cable modems that my local ISP supports and Orbi isn't on that list. I also contacted NetGear support via chat and they advised that I could install the extender as an AP using the same SSID & Password and it would function as I want - effectively doubling the reliable video streaming range of my base CAX80 since the extender is placed near the edge of the base's coverage. The installation instructions can be found at this link: https://kb.netgear.com/000060286/How-do-I-install-my-NETGEAR-WiFi-range-extender-as-an-access-point?article=000060286
I just brought it online and tested it with an ipad streaming a movie as I walked around my brick & masonry house & property. I performed flawlessly as it dynamically switched between the routers. I watched as the signal dropped while I walked and then at the second strip/arc/bar signal level it automatically switched routers and the signal popped up to full bars with no interruption on the video streaming or audio.
Thanks again to you and everyone!