XR500 Compatibility w/ MK62 (Mesh Wifi 6 System)

[kevscansw]

Hi,

I'm considering purchasing one of Netgear's new mesh 6 systems (MK62) as the wifi extender I have now really doesn't do a great job with coverage in my house and supporting the bandwidth I need.  It seems like a mesh solution would provide a better overall quality of service.  

Anyway, I currently have an XR500 that's not too old and I'm very happy with the performance of that unit.  My question is: If I want to keep that router in place, can the MK62 work with it?  Could I get by with purchasing just the satellite units or would I need the router as well (replacing my XR500)?

[plemans · Accepted solution]

The XR500 isn't a mesh router so it wouldn't function as such. You'd need to actually get the full router/satellite setup to run mesh. 

But you could put the mesh system in ap mode that way you could still use the XR500 as a router and retain its ping/latency reducing benefits. 

[plemans · Accepted solution]

The XR500 isn't a mesh router so it wouldn't function as such. You'd need to actually get the full router/satellite setup to run mesh. 

But you could put the mesh system in ap mode that way you could still use the XR500 as a router and retain its ping/latency reducing benefits. 

[kevscansw]

Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for. Appreciate the info!

[Eidolon]

How's this working for you? 

I've a xr700 with MR60 in ap mode.  Ping and lag is really slow.  How have you found it?