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DBAM68
Oct 15, 2021Aspirant
Compatible Wifi extender
I have my router located on level 1 of my house, great coverage generally. Three areas that are intermittant are the ground floor rear of the house and rear garden patio and a Level 1, front of house...
- Oct 15, 2021
those devices can be hardwired in and ran as an access point.
plemans
Oct 15, 2021Guru - Experienced User
If you're hardwiring in, you can use either single/dual band as well. We usually recommend triband when they're going to be connected over the wireless backhaul. Tribands prevent the 50% throughput loss that single/dual band extenders have when connected back the router via wireless.
But you can always go triband if you have enough devices you want them seperated out.
- DBAM68Oct 15, 2021Aspirant
Appreciate your reply.
The two Tri-band products available, EX8000-100EUS and EX7700-100UKS extenders utilising existng WiFi. Where i propose to install these two units, there is minimum connectivity to existing WiFi (1-2 bars). Is this sufficient for these two units?
Alternatively, I could utilised the EAX800-100EUS providing additional ethernet ports. This is a Dual Band unit over Wireless, but is it possible to uplink via Cat6a?
- plemansOct 15, 2021Guru - Experienced User
those devices can be hardwired in and ran as an access point.