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Aug 31, 2017

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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...

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arunkmony
Sep 01, 2017
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

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Sep 01, 2017

So there is no special dedicated wifi backhaul CH on the X6S, i have to choose the CH my self (CH 100-144) on the router?

arunkmony

NETGEAR Employee Retired

Sep 01, 2017

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.