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Insufficient Coverage for R8500

srstrunk
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Insufficient Coverage for R8500

I bought a Nighthawk X8 for a very large home in hopes of complete coverage.  How do I extend coverage in the house?  Can anything be added to the system in the area of the home that does not have coverage?  I have ethernet in several places in that area that comes back to the same location the R8500 is located as well.

 

 

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netwrks
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Re: Insufficient Coverage for R8500

You can purchase another router that supports Access Point mode, or the EX7000, which makes a great AccessPoint. Just configure the device from your laptop / desktop, cable up the device to your base router and you have further wireless coverage into your home. 

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netwrks
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Re: Insufficient Coverage for R8500

You can purchase another router that supports Access Point mode, or the EX7000, which makes a great AccessPoint. Just configure the device from your laptop / desktop, cable up the device to your base router and you have further wireless coverage into your home. 

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LJ111
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Re: Insufficient Coverage for R8500

using the R8500 could a R8000 be used in place of the R7000?

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netwrks
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Re: Insufficient Coverage for R8500

If you mean does the R8000 support AP mode. The answer is yes. Use whatever you need.

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LJ111
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Re: Insufficient Coverage for R8500

Thanks.

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