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Smart Connect with Extender
Does a Netgear EX3700 work with Smart Connect setting on the R8000? After switching to Smart Connect, all my wireless bands list as one SSID but the (EXT) bands still show as "Available Networks"!
It tends to fall in line with those devices that support mesh. This article: https://kb.netgear.com/000044734/How-do-I-enable-or-disable-Smart-Connect-on-my-Nighthawk-Mesh-WiFi-Range-Extender
shows an "applies to" for devices on the right side. all those have smart connect.
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The EX3700 works with the R8000. But the EX3700 isn't a mesh extender so its doing to have a different ssid than the R8000
Thanks for the reply. Just to clarify, the fact that (EXT) is added to the SSID makes that a different SSID name? I wasn't sure. During extender set up it seems I have option to name the bands the same as my router but I was afraid that would render the configuration flawed.
Did you ever get a reply to your question? I would also rather give the same name instead of adding EXT, or 5GEXT, 2GEXT, etc.
Thanks.
larrylato wrote:Thanks for the reply. Just to clarify, the fact that (EXT) is added to the SSID makes that a different SSID name? I wasn't sure. During extender set up it seems I have option to name the bands the same as my router but I was afraid that would render the configuration flawed.