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X6S - The First Nighthawk® Tri-Band WiFi Range Extender EX8000
Turn dead-zones into fun-zones.
Now you can easily build your own powerful extended WiFi network. Enjoy all the advanced router features that a Nighthawk has to offer and easily build your own ...
I am wondering the following about this product.
1. Will this product work in AP mode if i hook it up to my cat6 network in my house instead of using the wireless link?
2. Would i have to set it up with a different Network ID if i set it up this way instead of sharing the Network ID in the other configuration?
I had to return mine the connection was unstable & slow, My previous Ex7000 was more stable
Logged a support call as I and at least one other cannot display the list of connected devices.
A fairly basic feature I would have thought...
Page just says please wait till it says your session has expired.
Using my one in Access point mode and tried with chrome and edge browser.
Please Wait
Support call reference 29471317
Yes it can be setup as an Access Point, just make sure it is plugged into an active network cable on first power up.
You can set it to the same SSID as your existing 2.4 and 5.0 and give the third faster 5ghz SSID a new name.
The "Do More" leaflet that ships with the unit gives the steps in detail.
If you have the EX8000 in Access Point mode, and have One WiFi Name feature enabled, does the EX8000 and the router (in my case a D8500) do smart hand-off as you roam? Or can this only occur if you use the EX8000 in Extender mode? Sorry, the documentation is very confusing on clarifying these scenarios!
I am wanting to know the exact same thing.
