Extending out the wifi to the new Summer house. Nighthawk R7800 and X6S

[xh28]

I have the r7800 connected to the internet modem and then the X6S is in the garage connected via Wifi. I get really good speeds and really pleased. 

We have a new summer house and my plan is to connect a good ethernet cable from the X6S to the summer house but I don't know what device to put there. 

Welcome reasonably priced suggestions please. No Powerline options - for some reason they didn't work that well with our ring main. BTW my level of knowledge of network protocols is not bad but not great!

Many thanks. 

      Tony

[plemans · Accepted solution]

If it was me? I'd scrap the current setup and switch to a mesh setup. 

You'd have the router in the main house, a satellite in the garage, and a satellite in the summer house (hardwired to garage satellite). With the setup, devices would roam automatically. 

You could simple add an access point in the summer house if you'd like 

[plemans · Accepted solution]

If it was me? I'd scrap the current setup and switch to a mesh setup. 

You'd have the router in the main house, a satellite in the garage, and a satellite in the summer house (hardwired to garage satellite). With the setup, devices would roam automatically. 

You could simple add an access point in the summer house if you'd like 

[xh28]

Sadly you are right but the budget does not allow this but I will work out my upgrade path as I can afford it. 

Thanks for your help.

     Tony

[plemans]

You might find a decent one used on fleabay/marketplace that would work fine. I'm a fan of the EX7500/EX7700/EX8000 for the AC systems. They're rock solid, fast, and have a dedicated backhaul for when in wireless extender mode and not access point mode. I've seen them pretty cheap used and they work well

[xh28]

The EX8000 looks good. Found one on Ebay for £40 which is a lot cheaper than the mesh option and will probably do the job for what I want. 

Thanks for your help. 

     Tony

[plemans]

good luck!

Remember if you're hardwiring it in, to set it in access point mode. 

Its a solid extender. I've used it both in extender and access point mode