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Can this device connect to the RAX500 so that the extender will use the same addresses as the router?
I see a reference to this ability in the installation instructions for the EAX15 however that extender has “Mesh” in its title and I don’t see anything in the instructions that says the main router has to also be called Mesh. I don’t think the RAXE is a mesh router. This was a pretty expensive router so I won’t be replacing anytime soon as long as it keeps working.
If this post belongs somewhere else I’ll gladly delete and repost in the right place.
Re: RAXE500 to EAX 15 Extender using same address as the router, possible?
Yes, the extender will use same SSID name and password as the RAXE has. I believe you can tell the extender to broadcast same SSID name as RAXE or broadcast the SSID with EXT in the name. Up to you.
Re: RAXE500 to EAX 15 Extender using same address as the router, possible?
Two devices can not occupy same IP address. This is a conflict in connections. So each device has it's own IP address. When an extender gets connected to the router, the router will give it a separate IP address to the extender.
Re: RAXE500 to EAX 15 Extender using same address as the router, possible?
OK…. The setup instructions for the extender references a One WIFI Name feature. This is followed by a display of the main router AND the extender sharing the same SSID names. The wording is unclear. It looks like this is a feature that one would simply enable on the extender. Is this a mesh feature and my question attempting to use the RAXE500 here is a square peg/round hole situation?
Re: RAXE500 to EAX 15 Extender using same address as the router, possible?
Yes, the extender will use same SSID name and password as the RAXE has. I believe you can tell the extender to broadcast same SSID name as RAXE or broadcast the SSID with EXT in the name. Up to you.
Re: RAXE500 to EAX 15 Extender using same address as the router, possible?
I also see where I goofed in my nomenclature when I asked my first question. My question related to SSID and NOT to “addresses” like I originally posted. My bad.
