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Re: Compatibility

davegreenway
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Compatibility

Can I use the Nighthawk X4S Tri-Band WiFi Mesh Extender with my Nighthawk X6 AC2200 Tri-Band WiFi Mesh Extender?

Model: EX7500|AC2200 Nighthawk X4S Tri Band WiFi Mesh Extender
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plemans
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Re: Compatibility

that usually works the best. they're both triband extenders so will use the backhaul channel for connecting to the router. The only time there's an issue is if the extenders are to close to each other and try to connect to the other extenders wifi instead of back to the router. 

If this happens, all you'd need to do is change one of the extenders to a unique ssid for differentiation. 

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plemans
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Re: Compatibility

You want to go:  router--->ex7500--->ex7700?   A daisy chain setup.

 

it should but every hop in the connection is going to add latency. I'm not sure if you'll see a speed decrease or not because of the wireless backhaul of both devices.  I've never used more than a single triband extender. Usually when people are needing more than a single extender, I recommend the orbi setup that's designed for both star and daisy chain configurations.  

 

Any chance of going:  EX7500<---router--->EX7700?  its a star configuration and tends to have less latency. 

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davegreenway
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Re: Compatibility

Yes, I would like to go  EX7500<---router--->EX7700? 

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plemans
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Re: Compatibility

that usually works the best. they're both triband extenders so will use the backhaul channel for connecting to the router. The only time there's an issue is if the extenders are to close to each other and try to connect to the other extenders wifi instead of back to the router. 

If this happens, all you'd need to do is change one of the extenders to a unique ssid for differentiation. 

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davegreenway
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Re: Compatibility

Super. Thanks so much for all the help
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