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can u use rax80 nighthawk with orbi router and satellite

jmjohu
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can u use rax80 nighthawk with orbi router and satellite

I have bought nighthawk rax80 but i dont get wifi coverage in my home so need to buy mesh orbi Ac3000 can i use orbi router and 2 satellites with my existing Rax80 router as range extender (mesh)
Model: RAX80|Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream WiFi Router, RBK53|Orbi AC3000 Tri-band WiFi System
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vajim
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Re: can u use rax80 nighthawk with orbi router and satellite

A router is not a sat 

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plemans
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Re: can u use rax80 nighthawk with orbi router and satellite

The RAX80 won't integrate with the AC3000 system. 

but it does have other benefits you could use it for. 

You could go 

modem---->RAX80----->AC3000 (in access point mode)

 

Then just make sure to have the 2 networks on different wireless channels to reduce interference. 

I'd also recommend having them use seperate ssid's so you can choose which device to place on the RAX vs AC3000

I do this frequently. 

I tend to do it so I can put my AX devices or my fixed postition devices (smart tv's, IoT devices) on the close RAX router and my devices at the peripheral or that roam on the mesh system. It works well for my system. 

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