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EX8000 in Access Point (AP) mode - should i enable both 5ghz Networks?
Hey all, My main router is a Nighthawk r7000p in the office. i then have a cat 6 cable to connect this to my EX8000 in the hallway (around 20m away). Using the Ex8000 in AP mode - when it comes...
I probably would. The reason I say this is it gives you another 5ghz channel to use.
Pro's: another 5ghz radio to use, freeing up space on either the router or the other 5ghz channel being used.
Con: Adds potential wifi interference if you can't space all your 5ghz channels from your router's wifi channels.
I probably would. The reason I say this is it gives you another 5ghz channel to use.
Pro's: another 5ghz radio to use, freeing up space on either the router or the other 5ghz channel being used.
Con: Adds potential wifi interference if you can't space all your 5ghz channels from your router's wifi channels.
Thanks
im making sure i manually specify all the chanels that WIFI uses, so i can spread them out :)
Sounds like you have it done the correct way.
Between your R7000p and the EX8000, you'll potentially have 5 seperate ssids. Sounds like my place before I switched to mesh. :)
- Mesh sorry? How do you mean?
Like the netgear orbi setup, google wifi, etc.
A mesh setup with single ssid. They dynamically move your devices between wireless bands and router/satellites based upon bandwidth needs, rssi strength. They're a bit more expensive but are nice for their simplicity once setup.