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ZhakirSetie's avatar
ZhakirSetie
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Jul 01, 2021

Nighthawk DST question

My boss wants to get a better Wi-Fi signal on the top floor of his house, at the opposite side of his router. So, his wife grabbed the Nighthawk DST.

If I install this thing, it seems as though the dead zone area needs a separate router. Can I use to routers on the same network without the devices getting confused? I'm sure it's done in workplaces, but I am curious if it works at home.

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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jul 02, 2021

    what router does he have?

    what model dst is it? 

  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jul 02, 2021
    ZhakirSetie wrote:

    If I install this thing, it seems as though the dead zone area needs a separate router.

    Not sure where you got that information from. But as plemans says a lot depends on which device this is and the existing router.

     

    Manuals are always a good place to start.

    Visit the support pages:

    Support | NETGEAR

    Feed in your model numbers and check the documentation for your hardware.

    You may have done that already. I can't tell from your message.

    I mention it because Netgear gave up on supplying paper manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.

     

     

     

    • schumaku's avatar
      schumaku
      Guru - Experienced User
      Jul 02, 2021

      The Nightawk DST kit consists of a router (intended to replace an existing router) with a powerline interface plus a powerline wireless extender.

       

      Here again for the records: The best investment is network cabling from a central location in the house (where you can install a core switch or PoE core switch) from where you can connect as many (wired) wireless access points to establish wireless coverage as needed.

       

      Anything else, being wireless extenders, powerline extenders, or even Mesh systems are - compared to a proper network cable installation - the second choice only. 

      • antinode's avatar
        antinode
        Guru
        Jul 02, 2021

        > If I install this thing, it seems as though the dead zone area needs a
        > separate router. [...]

         

           Huh?  "seems"?  Where did you get this idea?  What does it mean?

         

        > [...] Can I use to routers on the same network without the devices
        > getting confused?

         

           _I_'m confused.  Do you mean "two routers"?  Did you already have a
        router before you got the R7300DST?  What?  With what, exactly are we
        dealing here?  What, exactly, are you trying to do?

         

           If you want to add the R7300DST (and its friend) to an existing
        router, then you might want to configure the R7300DST as a wireless
        access point.

         

           Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your (actual) model number,
        and look for Documentation.  Get the User Manual (at least).  Read.
        Look for "Use the DST Router as a WiFi Access Point".

         

         

        > what router does he have?
        > what model dst is it?

         

           There's a choice?  Does "DST" ever refer to anything other than an
        R7300DST (and its friend)?