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How to access internet in outdoor shed w/ Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6

HYDiffer
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How to access internet in outdoor shed w/ Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6

Hi,

 

I'm converting an outdoor shed to a home office and wanted to know what the best way to get wifi out there is. Currently, I have a Netgear Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 router with 2 satellites and a CM1100 modem in the house. I tried bringing one of the satellites out to the shed (which has electricity and is about 50 feet from the main house) but didn't get a signal. I ran Cat6 direct burial ethernet cable from the house to the shed, but I'm not sure where to go from there. I'm a novice, so any input you have is appreciated! 

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plemans
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Re: How to access internet in outdoor shed w/ Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6

You should just be able to plug it in to the direct wired connection and be able to use it (might take a couple minutes to negotiate the wired connection backhaul)

https://kb.netgear.com/000061710/What-is-an-Ethernet-backhaul-connection-and-how-do-I-set-it-up-on-m...

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plemans
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Re: How to access internet in outdoor shed w/ Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6

You should just be able to plug it in to the direct wired connection and be able to use it (might take a couple minutes to negotiate the wired connection backhaul)

https://kb.netgear.com/000061710/What-is-an-Ethernet-backhaul-connection-and-how-do-I-set-it-up-on-m...

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HYDiffer
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Re: How to access internet in outdoor shed w/ Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6

This worked! Thank you very much for the reference.

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