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Laurancehluo
Dec 17, 2024Aspirant
How to set R6300v1 as a repeater from RX50
Hi everyone, Sincerely seeking help from you all. I'm upgrading my wifi router to RX50 for a bigger house, and would like to leverage my original R6300 as the repeater to extent my wifi signa...
plemans
Dec 17, 2024Guru - Experienced User
How big is this house?
If you haven't bought the RAX50 yet, a better choice is to spend a little more and go with an actual mesh system.
You can pickup a renewed RBK753 for around $200. Its a bit more expensive but will be faster, more stable, and much less of a headache versus cobbling together an RAX and a R6300 (that is slow anyway)
- LaurancehluoDec 18, 2024Aspirant
Thanks mate, for your reply.
The fact is RAX50 is on hand. May be another way out is, simply pickup a wifi extender, will anyway help, right ?
- FURRYe38Dec 18, 2024Guru - Experienced User
Try finding a EAX80 extender.