Two routers on one network netgear setup

[smodnoc]

I have just installed my R7800 and I wondered if I could use my old D7000 at the same time in slightly different locations in my house. My walls are a metre thick and I have three floors so I need all the help I can get with the routers. Any thoughts regarding a two router configuration would be appreciated

[StephenB]

If you can get ethernet to another part of your home, you can use the D7000 as an access point.  Instructions are on page 112 of your user manual here: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/D7000/D7000_UM_EN.pdf

If ethernet is not available, then you could use powerline networking to extend ethernet - for example the PLP2000 product.  There's also a PLPW1000 which has a WiFi powerline module.  It's not quite as capable as the PLP2000+D7000 would be.  But if you need multiple WiFi access points to cover your home, deploying multiple PLPW1000s might be a good way to do that.  You'd only need one ethernet-only device at the router.  The real-world powerline speed does depend on the house wiring.

Getting a triband extender like the EX8000 is another option - but if your interior walls are a metre thick, it is probably not the best solution for you.