Nighthawk X6 extender question - can you use two?

[Sarah_louise]

Hi,
I’m using a Nighthawk X6 extender to extend the wifi in my house, but I need to extend it further. My router is at one end of the house and then the current extender is in the middle of the house, and then I need to extend the wifi to the other end of the house. Will it work if I buy another identical Nighthawk X6 extender?
Thank you in advance!

EX7700 — AC2200 Nighthawk X6 Tri-Band WiFi Mesh Extender

[FURRYe38]

Yes.

What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and extender(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between them to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.

[Sarah_louise]

Ok thanks. The house is 80 feet long and the router is at one end.

[plemans]

Can you do it? Yes. 

But what I'd do is try to move the router. 

Go 

extender<-------router------->extender

Try to move the router to the middle with the extenders setup with a star configuration and not daisy chained. It'll be more stable. Otherwise, you can end up with the extenders connecting to each other if the router's signal drops or has any issues. 

[Sarah_louise]

Thanks very much for your advice. I don’t think I can move the router though. It has to be plugged in to the broadband socket, which is in a specific room at the end of the house

[plemans]

You can daisy chain them but if you run into stability issues, take disable one of the extenders "one wifi" feature and change its ssid so its different. Helps prevent them from connecting to each other

[Retired_Member]

@plemans Except these Mesh Extenders are actually designed specifically to be able to daisy chain and go extender to extender like a typical "mesh" system...

[Retired_Member]

@Sarah_louise Do you have broadband port in more than one room in the house?  

When we bought our house, the modem had been connected in the Kitchen on the main floor.  I had a connection in the bedroom on the second floor.  So I put my modem and router up there, so wifi started out on the second floor for better coverage.  Feel free to check if you can connect your modem in more than one room in your home for better coverage.

[plemans]

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@Retired_Member wrote:

@plemans Except these Mesh Extenders are actually designed specifically to be able to daisy chain and go extender to extender like a typical "mesh" system...

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Glad you corrected me. I'm happy to learn that I've wasted years of time on here helping out and being proficient with extenders. 

[Retired_Member]

That seemed...necessary.  Glad I wasted my time pointing it out to help other people.  I am the IT manager of a manufacturing and engineering company.  I've held this position for 18 years.  I think I'm pretty proficient with networking, myself, what with it being my career and all...