![]() ![]() I didn’t have much luck using mywifiext and had to resort to using the IP address on initial setup. (If have to use on MacOS and ioS and the extender’s IP address if you’re running Android.) This is a departure from the NETGEAR usually employs to ensure easy access to router web administration. But you’re also supposed to be able to hit with your favorite web browser if you’re running Windows. Installation, setup and ongoing management of the EX8000 is via its web interface that lives at 192.168.1.250 by default. A pair of EX8000’s won’t replace an Orbi, however, since it has no routing features. ![]() Since the EX8000 also can be set to function as "tri-band" access point, you can even use a pair of them as a wireless bridge. However, the biggest difference between Orbi and the EX8000 is that Orbi will link only to other Orbis, while the EX8000 will connect to any router. Orbi always uses its 5 GHz high-band radio for backhaul, falling back to sharing the 2.4 GHz client-facing radio also for backhaul in the unlikely event it can’t get a 5 GHz link. Also like Orbi, the two-stream 5 GHz radio only operates in the 5 GHz low-band channels (36-48) and the four-stream only in the high-band channels (149-161).īut unlike Orbi, any of the three radios can be used to link back to the wireless router you’re extending. Like the original RBK50 Orbi, the EX8000 combines a two-stream dual-band 802.11ac AC1300 class radio with a third, four-stream 5 GHz radio. The EX8000 is the first three-radio/"tri-band" Wi-Fi extender to hit the market. Little did I know how accurate that description was for reasons I’ll reveal shortly. When NETGEAR announced its EX8000 Nighthawk X6S Tri-Band WiFi Range Extender at the end of August, I dubbed it the "DIY Orbi Extender. ![]()
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