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Introducing the Nighthawk WiFi 6 Mesh System
In case you missed it, NETGEAR introduced its newest product line at CES 2020, the Nighthawk Mesh WiFi system with WiFi 6. NETGEAR’s Nighthawk line of routers has become synonymous w...
I have ethernet backhaul setup using the same method as I used on the 802.11ac Orbi RBK50 series - the LAN port of the MR60 connected to a gigabit switch, and the LAN (only) port of the MS60 connected to the same switch. It takes it a minute or so to engage (just like the RBK 50 did).
Strangely, their support website tells you to use the internet port for this:
I think this is probably a mistake as many people are probably not running their routers in bridge mode like I am, and would need their internet port for their internet connectivity.
I have not yet tried switching to the internet port (while in bridge mode) to see if it also works on that port but can confirm it works on the LAN port through a switch.
I'm planning to buy this model. And i just checked the linked kb page. It seems that they have fixed the erratum. The kb page now instructs you to use Ethernet port. I am planning to connect the router and satellite with some unmanaged switches like Netgear GS308. Hopefully it will work!
- Any updates on the use of unmanaged switches between the nighthawk mesh 6 router and the satellite? It would go modem -> nighthawk 6 mesh router -> unmanaged switch—> unmanaged switch -> nighthawk 6 mesh satellite
AFAIK this is workable. The question is what's the idea behind the deployment of a Mesh system instead of a real router (or even the typical very reasonable ISP unit) and add a PoE/PoE+ switch with some wireless access points. Modern environments like Netgear's Insight allow a very simple single point of management, too.
- WiFi if the most important and a seamless WiFi that mesh provides is key. The unmanaged switches are only being deployed because at the main router point there are two hardwire devices and one hardware device at the satellite location. Because the nighthawk mesh 6 doesn’t have addition ports, I would need to leverage a switch. Of course I could just go with something more fitting like Netgear orbi which 4 ports but looking for cheap + WiFi 6. Keep in mind this is also an implementation at my parents house and I want something seamless and easy that doesn’t require up keep or maintenance..
Blee1285 wrote:
WiFi if the most important and a seamless WiFi that mesh provides is key.Any decent WiFi AP does support 802.11k and 802.11v - this is what the consumer networking industry designate as Mesh. Matter of fact: Most of these products are over-marketed and don't build a mesh as per the common understanding.
Performance-wise there the difference between a reasonable 802.11ac and the lower-end WiFi 6 implementation e.g. on the MK6x kits is marginal. Average to full WiFi 6 prerfomance is much more costly.
