Extending Orbi with EX3700

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OrbiRocks wrote:

I have a Netgear EX3700 extender that I'd like to use as an Extender and install in a nearby shop building and connect it to the closest sattelite on my Orbi RBK23 system. But it doesn't seem to be working.  Does the EX3700 have to connect to the main Orbi (which is in AP mode)?  I can get it to connect to the sattelite, but then it has no internet connection.  It seems like it works when I put it near the main unit, but it doesn't seem to want to daisy chain off the closest sattelite.

 

If I bought a Netgear AC750 (or AC1200) would those be able to daisy chain off my closest sattelite?

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This is the product, correct: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/EX3700.aspx 

When you follow the setup video and connect it to the satellite (in the same room to reduce travel time), and then connect something to the extender SSID, does the device "connect"?  Does it get an IP address?

I have connected a similar Netgear extender to my Orbi when I was investigating an IoT device that was difficult to set up.  Worked fine.  Although to be honest, I did connect it to the router because I was doing the experiment in my "lair".