I have three questions: I have an old R8000P. I does not have smart connect and I can set a different name and password for each frequency. Can I do this with the BE17000? 2.What is a great extender to use with the BE17000? I would like at less 2 ports? 3. Is the power supply for the BE17000 100/240 - 60hz/50hz?

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Recommended extender for BE17000 — Nighthawk WiFi 7 Tri-Band Router

FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
May 30, 2025
That model router do you have? RS###?

NG doesn't have any WiFi 7 extenders available. Last working extender that could help but won't pass WiFi7 would be the EAX series. My EAX80 worked good with my RS600.
NG7856
Guide
May 30, 2025
Thank you for your reply. I have the EA 80 (AC3000) but since I was updating the router I thought about getting a new extender. I was thinking about going with ORBI 970 but unlike the T-Link router you cannot disable the smart connect. I have read "many" articles about how the smart connect is not ready that smart and if you want a different GHZ than what smart connect likes it is impossible to configure. It looks like old versions of ORBI had the smart connect disable switch - oh well!

Thanks
FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
May 30, 2025
See more info here regarding Orbi systems: https://community.netgear.com/discussions/en-home-orbi-be/orbi-970---separate-name-per-wifi-freq-/2458153