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Netgear XR500 Nighthawk Pro Gaming

Netgear XR500 Nighthawk Pro Gaming

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icehunter

3 years ago

Hello all, I am a Swisscom customer and would like to use the Nighthawk together with the Internetbox. The TV boxes and all other devices should still be able to get internet from the Internetbox. Is it possible to install the Nighthawk as an additional access point for my PS4? I am thinking of using the geofilter of the Nighthawk. Does anyone at Swisscom have any experience with this? What steps would I have to take? Set up DMZ and/or static routing? Many thanks in advance. Greetings Icehunter

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takaccspeti

5 years ago

At the moment I use a UPC Connect Box at home. The house where we live has 3 floors, and unfortunately already on the second floor the wifi signal is weak and I can use the internet very limited. There is one room where you can't really do anything. On the third floor I have no signal at all. So my question would be: 1. does this router have enough range so that I could cover the third floor as well? If not in addition with the Netgear mesh would be enough? 2. does it work with UPC Connect Box? Thanks for your answers :)

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mariu5

5 years ago

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Hello Takaccspeti

Regarding your questions:

1. I don't think the router alone reaches up to the third floor. If you are using the 5Ghz Wi-Fi, even less so. A mesh system would definitely be the better way with one hotspot each for the second and third floor.

I live in a rented flat and the 5Ghz Wi-Fi already has trouble getting from my study to the bedroom. It has to go through three walls.