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pjd813
Sep 26, 2023Guide
RAXE500 to EAX 15 Extender using same address as the router, possible?
I’d like to push WIFI to an upstairs room. Will this device:
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.
Thanks,
Pete D
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.