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R7800 as extender?
Hi all, I've been using the Nighthawk X4S R7800 as my main Wifi router but I replaced it with the RAXE500. I plan to use the R7800 to extend the range from the RAXE500 in areas of my house where sig...
Thanks everyone for your replies. I have done some research. It seems that the only 3rd party firmwares for the R7800 are dd-wrt and OpenWrt and neither supports converting the R7800 into an Extender (Openwrt does it but not reliably). So the best I can do with the R7800 is using it as an independent AP wired to the LAN main router
perseid wrote:
So the best I can do with the R7800 is using it as an independent AP wired to the LAN main router
If you don't want to have the R7800 sitting next to the router, and don't want to string Ethernet cables all over the place, the Powerline plugs might be s substitute.
It turns the mains circuit into an Ethernet network. In the right circumstances it can deliver better performance than a wifi link.