![]() ![]() Netgear AX1800 Mesh Extender (EAX20) review: Warranty and support At any time, I was able to dim the LEDs and adjust the extender’s transmission strength. The choices include turning the MU-MIMO, Wi-Fi 6 and SmartConnect functions on or off. ![]() Using my iPad Pro, I started by creating a Netgear account, selected that I wanted to use it as a range extender and read through placement tips. The Netgear EAX20 can be installed using a connected browser or the company’s Nighthawk app (available for iOS (opens in new tab) or Android). Netgear AX1800 Mesh Extender (EAX20) review: Setup and Software On the downside, if it’s used with an older extender, that leg of the network will not have all the speed advantages of a Wi-Fi 6 LAN. The extender is not only compatible with earlier Netgear extenders, like the Nighthawk X6S, but it can act as a mesh satellite for filling in Wi-Fi dead zones in larger homes. If the system is too powerful, its output can be adjusted. In addition to combining the two networks into a single network name, the EAX20 can blacklist devices and operate with a static IP address. It’s one of the most customizable extenders on the market and offers the choice of working as a wireless extender or a wired access point. It has an AX1800 rating and, according to Netgear, it can add Wi-Fi coverage to 1,500 square feet of a home. Under the EAX20’s skin, it is a fully up-to-date Wi-Fi 6 extender that combines beamforming and MU-MIMO technologies that run on the 2.4- and 5GHz bands. Netgear AX1800 Mesh Extender (EAX20) review: Features If it’s left on and you pay the national average of 13 cents per kilowatt-hour of electricity, it should cost about $10 a year to use. Over a week of continual use, the EAX20 used 9.1 watts of power. ![]() It provided 173.1Mbps of bandwidth, well ahead of what the Rock Space (112.1Mbps) and Netgear EX2800 (124.4Mbps) were capable of. For those who live vertically, its upstairs-downstairs performance was just as good with the EAX20 set up on a floor above the router and the receiving system 40-feet away. ![]()
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