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Captiva's avatar
Captiva
Tutor
Oct 14, 2022

Is MS60 WiFi 5 satellite compatiable with MR70 WiFi 6 router?

Greetings,   Just replaced my MR60 w/two MS60's WiFi 5 mesh with the MR70 +2 MS70's WiFi 6. This is the MK73S "Costco special"  $200 kit.   Can the MS60 satellites be configured to work with the ...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 14, 2022

You can try and see. Not too sure. There both dual band, however the 60 series is only 1200Mpbs supporting on 5Ghz where the 70 series is 2400Mbps. FW versions are a bit different as well so not sure if they are compatible. Try and let us know if you do. 

Captiva's avatar
Captiva
Tutor
Oct 15, 2022

I was able to add one of the MS60's to the MR70. it's #3 here and thinks it's a MS70 (?)

 

 

But it's amber:

 

 

 

The other MS60 timed out while trying to sync.

 

 

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    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Oct 15, 2022

    Thanks for trying and posting the results.