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Kallippide's avatar
Jan 02, 2022
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Need Extender for Net Gear Nighthawk D7000

I am looking for a Range Extender for my Night Hawk D7000. It is old, but I don't have any problems with using it in my 1200 sq ft home. However, I don't have a very good signal on my back porch if I want to use my iPad or Mac. I have an Xfinity Arris TM822G Modem. Normally, there might be one TV on. No gaming. I do have Alexa and Ring. 

Thank you for your expertise.

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Jan 02, 2022
    In easy terms, it combines the router and extender SSID into one. It's great if you only need one extender. If you're needing more than 1 it's better to move to a full mesh system and not extender based one.

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    • Kallippide's avatar
      Kallippide
      Guide
      Thank you for your reply. I’ll follow the link to see what is compatible with my D7000.
      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru - Experienced User

        they should all be compatible. But its nice to have one that supports the same router specs. 

        Mesh is also nice as then you don't have to manage seperate networks. 

        (I'm also partial to tribands but they're a bit more expensive)