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X6S AmA – Do i need a Tri-band router to get the most from the EX8000?
To get out most of it do i need a Tri-band router for the HEIGH fast band level on 5GHz to dedicated the 1733 Mbps for the backhaul and my other 2,4/5GHz mobile devices could communicate on the low a...
Yes. The backhaul will be using the same channel as your router. By default Nighthawk Routers all use high 5G band, so that would help.
pege63 wrote:
... there will be fights about the bandwidth on the router side if it is only a DUAL BAND router, that would be taken by the dedicated wifi backhaul and the EXT8000 would be fighting for the bandwidth with clients who connects close to the router NOT the X6S?
Yes the entire band will still be available for the extender's backhaul but not with the full speed for which it is intended to be.
The radio is dedicated in the X6S, but generally wouldn't be dedicated in the router. So you are correct in thinking that the 5 Ghz client connections to the router will compete with FastLane3.