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JohnKuzn
Oct 09, 2020Initiate
Looking for a MESH Extender
I am replacing my WiFi network. Had installed it in December 2014. I had a Netgear Nighthawk R7000 and 2 Netgear extenders. I live in a New York coop with wire mesh walls and plenty of local inter...
JohnKuzn
Oct 17, 2020Initiate
Thanks for your reply. Just thought I would provide some feedback. I purchased the EAX80 to match up with the RAX200.
They have been fabulous. The smart connect works as advertised.
Just had a small glitch with my Sonos. The extender picked up some of the speakers. Sonos didn't like that. THe Sonos app can only see the units that are on one access point. The EAX80 has a feature where service can be denied to identified devices. So, I denied service to all of the Sonos devices, and Voila. They are all accessing the router and I am good.
I tested the above by streaming to 3 TV's and 3 computers at the same time. Worked fantastically.
So, previously, I had 1 router (R7000) and 2 extenders (EX6200) with 6 SSID's. With the above I have one SSID. No hardwiring required.
Thanks for the help.
plemans
Oct 20, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Glad to hear the systems working well for you after the sonos snafu.