Is an EAX15 (AX1800) Nighthawk Extender compatible with an Orbi 770 System?

[kschac]

I purchased an EAX15 (AX1800) Nighthawk Extender to use with my Orbi 770 system a few months ago.   I understand I won't be getting Wifi 7 from the extender -- its purpose is to get decent Wifi 6 coverage outdoors.  Since I installed it, the extender has worked intermittently.  Over the last few days, it stopped working.  I have reset it as a new extender multiple times but the issue remains  

Should this setup work consistently?  If so, is it possible the unit is defective?

Thanks for any assistance.

[plemans]

Is it compatible, as in will it integrate with the system? No. 

Would it work? Sure. how are you setting it up? WPS, installation assistant? 

What are the leds on it doing? 

Are you setting it up with the same ssid as the router/satellites? 

[kschac]

Thanks. 

I'm setting it up as an extender to the main Orbi 770 system, using same SSID/PW as main system.  It's working now, but who knows for how long.  It just seems to conk out regularly - the red LED comes on and, sometimes, it goes back to green on its own  No real rhyme or reason to it. .  

[plemans]

A couple things. 

1. What led goes red? 

2. The problem with connecting an extender to a mesh system is sometimes it can change its connection from router to satellite or to a different satellite and cause drops/decreased performance. Its why it usually isn't recommended. 

3. If it was as simple as just buying extenders to connect to an orbi router, everyone would just buy a router and a bunch of cheap extenders. You might have to switch it to its own ssid/password for stability. Have you tried that?

[kschac]

1. What led goes red?  The top light

2. The problem with connecting an extender to a mesh system is sometimes it can change its connection from router to satellite or to a different satellite and cause drops/decreased performance. Its why it usually isn't recommended.  Understood

3. If it was as simple as just buying extenders to connect to an orbi router, everyone would just buy a router and a bunch of cheap extenders. You might have to switch it to its own ssid/password for stability. Have you tried that?  I will give that a shot.  Thanks.

[plemans]

The top led red means its rebooting. Maybe you have a bad outlet that its plugged into causing it to reboot. 

[kschac]

Perhaps it's a different red LED?  In any event, I've tried it in three different outlets, with similar unpredictable results.  Today, it's working, so there's that.

Thanks all.