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Extending ATT Fiber BGW320 Wireless Network with AX1800 & AX8 Concurrently ?
Configuration Information: ATT Fiber is Internet Service Provider (1000 service) House Construction: Structure is ~2500 sq ft Stucco Exterior, Wood Frame with Drywall Current Configuration...
I wouldn't go that route.
I don't recommend using 2 wireless extenders unless they can't pickup the others signal at all (if you're wanting to use mesh).
Reason why is they can end up connected to each other and cause conflicts.
when needing more than 1 extender, I usually advise people to look at a full mesh (not extender based) like the Orbi or MK nighthawk.
They'll have better stability and better roaming. Plus the extenders don't support smart roaming when they're hardwired in (for the best speeds). The orbi and MK nighthawk do.
If you watch amazon, you'll find renewed/refurbished Orbi's quite frequently for around that same price of the 2x extenders together. And if potentially you can hardwire in both satellites, you'll only need a dual band system instead of a triband. I recommend triband if needing the wireless backhaul.
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Proposed Configuration:
Nokia BGW320-505 Optical Gateway located close to the center of the structure.
Two Netgear WiFi Range Extenders located at the extreme ends of the house
- AX8 connected back to BGW320 via 1Gb copper ethernet through a Trendnet TEG-S80g switch
- AX1800 is wireless connected back to the BGW320 -or- 1Gb copper ethernet through the same Trendnet TEG-S80g switch
I wouldn't go that route.
I don't recommend using 2 wireless extenders unless they can't pickup the others signal at all (if you're wanting to use mesh).
Reason why is they can end up connected to each other and cause conflicts.
when needing more than 1 extender, I usually advise people to look at a full mesh (not extender based) like the Orbi or MK nighthawk.
They'll have better stability and better roaming. Plus the extenders don't support smart roaming when they're hardwired in (for the best speeds). The orbi and MK nighthawk do.
If you watch amazon, you'll find renewed/refurbished Orbi's quite frequently for around that same price of the 2x extenders together. And if potentially you can hardwire in both satellites, you'll only need a dual band system instead of a triband. I recommend triband if needing the wireless backhaul.