ive got the Nighthawk AX8 AX6000, and live in apartment with brick walls. suffering with many dead spots for wifi. If i buy a couple mesh wifi extenders will it work with this router ?
Which one? AX6000 is not a reliable guide to model number. Many devices come with an AX tag, but it is essentially a label that Netgear, and other brands, attach to hardware to describe wifi speeds.
Look at the label on the device for the model number. Something like RAX80 or RAX120.
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You might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers specific to your device, in the appropriate section for your hardware.
Depending on the actual model number that's probably here:
I usually don't recommend getting more than 1 extender.
Mesh extenders work great when its just 1. but when there's more than 1, then can end up connecting to each other and not back to the router because nothing is controlling the system like in a full mesh system (like orbi or MK nighthawk).
It can be made to work if you're router and extenders are all far enough apart the extenders can't "see" each others signal but thats not likely in an apartment. It can also be made to work if you disable the mesh and use individual ssid's. But thats not your goal as well as it puts a bunch more interference in an apartment.
What I'd try doing?
Centrally locate the router and see how much it covers. You might even be able to move it a little to one side and add a single extender and see if that provides enough coverage. If it doesn't, then I'd be looking at getting a full mesh system versus extenders. If you're trialing, just buy from somewhere with a generous return policy so you could return the extender if a single one doesn't work.
I'm now thinking to replace the system with a mesh system like the Netgear AX1800 Orbi Dual-band Mesh WiFi 6 Kit (3 pack)
Now im assuming one of those units is the modem/router and the other two are the mesh version of extenders..
Do i have to position the router centrally and then the 2 extenders around it ? or can i have the router in one spot and then one extender branching off that router and then the 2nd extender branching off the 1st extender? Or will that not work ?
I'm now thinking to replace the system with a mesh system like the Netgear AX1800 Orbi Dual-band Mesh WiFi 6 Kit (3 pack)
Which one? That just describes the wifi technology involved. AX1800 is not a reliable guide to model number. Many devices come with an AX tag, but it is essentially a label that Netgear, and other brands, attach to hardware to describe wifi speeds.
Now im assuming one of those units is the modem/router and the other two are the mesh version of extenders..
Unlikely. It has to be a Cable Modem Router. The only Orbi I can find that does that is the:
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Do i have to position the router centrally and then the 2 extenders around it ? or can i have the router in one spot and then one extender branching off that router and then the 2nd extender branching off the 1st extender? Or will that not work ?
Sorry dude i suck at explaining myself when it comes to these things.
Here is the model number included: NETGEAR Orbi WiFi 6 AX1800 Mesh System (RBK353) Model # RBK353-100AUS
So i should explain: i have an NBN modem already provided by Aussiebroadband, so that 3 pack system above, 1 should be a router that plugs into the nbn modem, and the other two mesh extenders .
Do the 2 extenders need to feed off the orbi router only?
So i should explain: i have an NBN modem already provided by Aussiebroadband, so that 3 pack system above, 1 should be a router that plugs into the nbn modem, and the other two mesh extenders .
That makes sense. Just one possible fly in the ointment, is that NBN modem a plain modem or one of those fancy boxes that also does router stuff? I can't tell from your description. That can complicate matters.
We also still don't know what your existing Nighthawk AX8 AX6000 is. But if it is a standard router that plays nicely with your modem, it should be a simple case of replacing that with the RBR350 from the RBK353 bundle.
Do the 2 extenders need to feed off the orbi router only?
The Orbi satellites talk to the Orbi router. (You can't use them with a connection to your existing router.) Mostly this is a wifi connection, but where it is possible you can also wire satellites to the router. That's something to think about when you have got the Mesh system up and running.
