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Help running 2 routers with different SSIDs without performance issues
I am using an R8000 right now for all my devices including my work laptop since I work from home. Is it possible to also run a mesh with system with a different SSID to put all my non work devices on ...
The R8000 is not designed to work as a Mesh router. What you can do is set the second router in Access Point mode and pull a cable to it. If this is not an option for you, Powerline adapters are a sound alternatives albeit they tend to be slower
It is not clear to me if you want to attach a full Mesh to the R8000 or if you have two R8000 routers
- I’m wanting to run Two separate networks. The one I have now and a second with a mesh system.
If you want a seperate Mesh, I'd look into the Orbi products of NETGEAR
microchip8 wrote:
If you want a seperate Mesh, I'd look into the Orbi products of NETGEAR
I have just this. An R7800 with its wifi and SSID, and Orbi in AP modem with its SSID.
Setting it up is the easy bit. Managing it may need a bit more work. Not knowing what you plan to do to keep the users apart, it is hard to know if this would achieve what you want.
