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Channel selection for Wi-Fi-Mesh Extender-EX8000 and EX7500
I have an AC3200 Nighthawk X4 Cable Modem Router Model C7500. I receintly purchaced two Nighthawk WiFi Mesh Extenders. The first one is the EX8000 Mesh Extender and the second one is the EX7500 Mesh ...
You should be using the same channel as the router.
You might run into issues when using the 2 mesh extenders at the same time if you're using the mesh setup for both. Reason why is if they loose connection to the router, they'll connect to each other if they can see each other. I usually recommend people move to a true mesh system if they're needing multiple extenders. (like orbi)
some people don't have a single issue with this and others are plauged with this issue. If it does happen, have one of the extenders have its own unique ssid from the other extender. this prevents them from connecting to each other.
Thanks for that explanation. That’s kind of what I was thinking as far as channel selection, but I couldn’t find a definitive answer anywhere until now. I didn’t want to set it one way and not get the most out of these extenders. They are definitely doing the trick for me in my situation. I have the router set up in the middle of the house and an extender on each side giving me unbelievable coverage with no dead spots. 100% better than a simple non mesh extender. Everything is seamless now and I now have no dead spots anywhere. I highly recommend the Netgear mesh extenders.
Glad to hear it! Let us know if you have problems and we'd be happy to help :)