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Silhyboy1
Tutor
Jan 05, 2022

Looking for Upgrade advice from R8500

Opinions matter, please share yours. I have a split level house (4 levels) 80' × 50'. I have used many wifi setups over the last 15 years and my current setup has been working, but now that the hou...
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Silhyboy1
Tutor
Jan 05, 2022
So... add ANOTHER wifi network... lol... my poor brain wants to simplify my rig, not make it harder to keep track of.. lol. ;) And yes, this is all light hearted spitballing. :)
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 05, 2022

Kinda, however you would not see the additional network, would all still be the same SSID name. The Extender would just repeat or extend the current routers wifi signal to other parts of the home and devices would connect to this EX unit instead of the R8500 router. Help off load devices and connections from the router to give some work load to the EX extender. 

https://kb.netgear.com/000046083/How-is-a-Nighthawk-Tri-Band-WiFi-Mesh-Range-Extender-different-from-a-traditional-extender?article=000046083

 

Silhyboy1 wrote:
So... add ANOTHER wifi network... lol... my poor brain wants to simplify my rig, not make it harder to keep track of.. lol. ;) And yes, this is all light hearted spitballing. :)

 

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    Silhyboy1
    Tutor
    Jan 05, 2022
    Adding an extender is an idea that i have toyed with, but it asks the question, would taking a step into a mesh rig be the right idea? Im not up to speed with the current security software built in to them, but am reading up... i dunno, thus why im asking for opinions. :)