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Same Router use as Extender Nighthawk ac3200

Chandansatpola
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Same Router use as Extender Nighthawk ac3200

Hello all, i have purchase 4 Wifi router i.e.  Nighthawk x6 AC3200 r8000, and i want to connect eachother as a extender,  my first router is my main router and all others are connect to it vai a     gigabyte  switch.

all are working fine...but i want to know, should i have to change the channel for both 2.5 and 5ghz frequency. or i should kept them same as it was...

if i kept them same...will it make disturbance  in wifi range?

Model: R8000|Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Smart WIFI Router
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antinode
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Re: Same Router use as Extender Nighthawk ac3200

> [...] All are wireless devices. Only access points are connecte with
> wires.

   And that's the reason.  The access point itself sees a wireless
connection, but the router sees only the wired connection (from the
access point).

   When a wireless device connects to the router's built-in access
point, the router knows that it's a wireless connection; everything else
is a wired connection (so far as the router knows).

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antinode
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Re: Same Router use as Extender Nighthawk ac3200

> [...] i want to connect eachother as a extender,  my first router is
> my main router and all others are connect to it vai a     gigabyte
> switch. [...]

   "gigabit" switch, but what, exactly, does "extender" mean to you?

   Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation.  Get the User Manual.  Look for "Use the Router as a
Wireless Access Point".

> [...] should i have to change the channel for both 2.5 and 5ghz
> frequency. or i should kept them same as it was...

   I'd expect better results (less interference) if nearby access points
used different radio channels.

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Chandansatpola
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Re: Same Router use as Extender Nighthawk ac3200

yes, i use them as a access point ...

should i use same channel for all routers?

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antinode
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Re: Same Router use as Extender Nighthawk ac3200

> should i use same channel for all routers?

>    I'd expect better results (less interference) if nearby access points
> used different radio channels.

   Still true.

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Chandansatpola
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Re: Same Router use as Extender Nighthawk ac3200

I have 1 main router and 11 ( access point router) same model.

i used same config for all routers....i.e same ssid, password, and same channel also.

but the problem is my 2.4 ghz signal are weak...signal can't break 2 walls..signal goes to zero.

channel for 2.4 ghz is Auto

channel for 5ghz (1st band ) 36

channel for 5ghz (1st band ) 149

channels are for all 12 routers

 

 

any suggestion..

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antinode
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Chandansatpola
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Re: Same Router use as Extender Nighthawk ac3200

I got your answer...thanks for help
One more questions.
Users are connected to my access point but they are showing as wired connect ,not showing in 2.4 ghz band and 5 ghz band..
All are wireless devices. Only access points are connecte with wires.
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antinode
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Re: Same Router use as Extender Nighthawk ac3200

> [...] All are wireless devices. Only access points are connecte with
> wires.

   And that's the reason.  The access point itself sees a wireless
connection, but the router sees only the wired connection (from the
access point).

   When a wireless device connects to the router's built-in access
point, the router knows that it's a wireless connection; everything else
is a wired connection (so far as the router knows).

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