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Are Nighthawk EasyMesh routers compatible with Orbi AC and AX mesh networks?
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Re: Are Nighthawk EasyMesh routers compatible with Orbi AC and AX mesh networks?
Hello FLGuy,
The Nighthawk Mesh system will be compatible with the RAX80 as long as the Nighthawk mesh router is set to access point mode. However, we recommend our Orbi units are paired with other Orbi units.
Regards,
Christian
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Re: Are Nighthawk EasyMesh routers compatible with Orbi AC and AX mesh networks?
EDIT: Fixed typos
Thank you for the reply, and information.
That's really unfortunate. Given this, it t seems that there isn't really much of a smooth growth or graceful migration path between the the Netgear AC products, the Nighthawk routers, the Nighthawk AX routers and the Orbi product line.
In particular, it seems that if we want AX backhaul (or other AX features) in a mesh network including Orbi nodes in the future, we would have to start with an AX Orbi product now. The issue with this is that that AX Orbi products are currently still being sold at the rather prohibitive introductory / enthusiast / 'early adopter' prices. Again, really unfortunate for our current needs.
I was hoping for a more integrated product family with a more seamless migration strategy (like at least one other AX mesh product manufacturer). I guess I'll need to reevaluate our plans. Thanks for the information!
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