NETGEAR Nighthawk Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Range Extender EAX80 – Add
NETGEAR Nighthawk Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Range Extender EAX80 – Add up to 2,500 sq. ft. and 30+ devices with AX6000 Dual-Band Wireless Signal Booster & Repeater (up to 6 Gbps speed), plus Smart Roaming
More Efficiency, Less Congestion
Say goodbye to slow connections when a houseful of devices are sharing WiFi. EAX80 features new OFDMA technology that makes sharing WiFi bandwidth much more efficient. It significantly increases the amount of data that can be sent and received by your devices at the same time, and prevents annoying connection delays.
Smart Roaming with Mesh Technology
Simplify and stay connected with one network name, plus auto-switching to your best network when connected to a WiFi router or cable modem router.
Easy Setup & Management
The Nighthawk App makes it a snap to set up your extender to your existing router and get more out of your WiFi, including key features like the list of connected devices and other network management tools.
 | |
|---|---|
| WiFi Speed | WiFi 6 – AX6000 (up to 6Gbps) |
| WiFi Coverage | Add up to 2500 sq. ft. coverage |
| Universal WiFi Router Compatibility | ✓ |
| # Simultaneous Streams | 8 |
| Wired Ethernet Ports | 4 x 1G |
| USB Port for Shared Storage/Printer | 1 x 3.0 |
| Recommended # of Devices | 30+ |
| Network Security | WPA2 |
| Advanced Technology | Dual-band, Smart Connect, MU-MIMO, Beamforming+, OFDMA |
| Weight: | 860 g |
| Dimensions: | 19.7 x 10.6 x 27.9 cm; 860 Grams |
| Brand: | NETGEAR |
| Model: | EAX80 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Netgear |
| Dimensions: | 19.7 x 10.6 x 27.9 cm; 860 Grams |
The Nighthawk was very quick and simple to set up and has solved our Wi-Fi problems even in an old house with very thick walls. A relatively cheap option to a very frustrating issue. My teenagers are very happy.
I purchased this mesh extender as my existing old plug in booster was failing and dropping off a lot through the day, meaning I was losing VPN connection at work and using a lot of data on my phone. This does the job perfectly and I know have great signal throughout the house, with just one WiFi network to connect to for all devices.
The only issue I had setting up was that I couldn’t use the app because my phone would not connect to the Netgear_EXT network, it appeared but wouldn’t connect and just kept throwing back an error, so I ended up using the WPS button to connect to my main router, and then plugging into my PC upstairs via ethernet to view set up in a browser and ensure the mesh was working and the existing signal had been successfully extended. Not sure if it’s something on my Android phone or the device itself, but all working fine now!
I was wrongly advised by a technical ‘expert’ at Sky to buy a range extender.
This works as described but the problem was with the rubbish bandwidth not the range.
Fortunately Amazon let me return it!
Worked perfectly, I set this up in 5 mins with the Application on my Android phone. Very simple and the boosted WIFI Signal is excellent I was using several booster devices in our home but this made all of them redundant. The signal passes through 2 Partition walls up 1 flight of stairs and creates a signal in 4 rooms 2 up 2 down. I set this up with a Starlink WIFI router and with an ASUS 4G wifi Router no issues with either. Great piece of kit. Thanks
This is a great Wi-Fi extender. It was easy to set up near the router using the app on iPhone and then move it further away. The Tri band seems to work well with a dedicated channel back to the router. The other 2 channels 2.4ghz and 5ghz are not obvious if you opt for the ‘one’ setting which means the extender gives you the frequency best suited to where you are in the house. It seems to be pretty fast and up to 866 Mbps.
The app is good for set up but pretty minimal. I would have liked the ability to switch off bright indicator leds on app but you can do it on the web page for the nighthawk. It seems stable so far with just one reset (maybe due to ISP). Sometimes had to refresh Wi-Fi on iPhone by turning Wi-Fi off and on. But otherwise ok.
I didn’t place the Nighthawk too far away, just in the hall with router in front room, as quality dropped off the further I went away using the indicator lights on the device. But it pumps out the signal to cover 2000 square feet I think. Anyway I get full strength Wi-Fi through out the house.
All in all very pleased with the nighthawk, much better than previous ac1200 extender. It looks like a stealth jet and that’s how it works stealthily and fast in the background.
Netgear Nighthawk X6 AC2200 (EX7700) is what I was looking for long time and as I’m not really know much about it after few months researching know even less but took a leap of faith and decided to order this one after reviews that convinced me. I have been using TP Wi-Fi extender and had problems with internet connection at the other side of the house from router for few years – not anymore!
With extender at best we had 3% of speed we where getting next to router, with this mesh extender we have 77% which is more then enough for stability of connection.
Shame just there isn’t much on internet about those thing as they are simply genus! Don’t need to even mention the easiest installation ever – oh I need to! Just simply plug it in and let it tell you next step, follow instructions on app and in few minutes you are good to go .
For me is best thing since sliced bread. Ok maybe not but very close to the top for sure!
If you struggle have a try and take your experience to next level, no more upset kids they losing connection after streaming at few devices simultaneously and then you on top can use freely your bit as well 🙂
Well worth to mention we have more then 10 devices connected almost constantly as now everything need internet connection and it doesn’t slow it down as well
Ever since we had new flooring installed throughout our house with a foil underlay, Wi-Fi upstairs had become troublesome and at the extremes of the house, non-existent. I was hoping this would solve it – and it has.
However as others may have experienced, I could not set this up via the app – no matter how many times I tried entering my existing Wi-Fi password, the netgear app would reject it.
Thankfully the alternative method of pressing the WPS2 button on our router to have all its info passed to the extender worked fine.
The process takes a while – as the unit takes a good few minutes to boot up and connect, but now it’s all set up I have full strength Wi-Fi in all the places I previously had none.
Have just received this product and bought a ‘used’ one for 30 cheaper than new and it was described as very slight cosmetic damage. In my opinion, it looks new. I bought this because I have a ‘she shed’ and wanted connection, but the existing wifi only reached halfway down the garden. My router is at the front of the house and my shed is about 40 odd feet away from the back of the house. I could only get wi fi to about 30 ft away from the house. So I did my research and bought this product. I am extremely pleased with it. I connected it to the router by plugging in to wall socket and gave it time to power on. Once this is done, you then press the WPS button on the extender and then the wps button on your router. The guide for the LED lights on the extender tell you once its all connected. I then unplugged it and placed the extender next to my back door so this is halfway between the router and the shed. Once it re-connected and the LED lights showed it was in an excellent position, I then took my laptop into the shed and hey presto I am writing this review in the shed!! Haha, I am so pleased. And as it was cheaper, I’m pleased even more so!
The router is in our hall which is in the room adjacent to the church, however, the Wi-Fi signal only reaches a little way into the church. There are two tests needed to see if the EAX80 as an extender is sufficient for our needs.
Power sockets are limited in this Grade II listed building. Setting up the EAX80 in a place where there is power at the East end of the church and with just sufficient Wi-Fi signal from the router (because running ethernet cables is not an option), the router signal indicator shows red. Checking the Wi-Fi signal near the extender here the internet speed is the same as if I am standing next to the router. Strong enough for 1080p streaming. Test one passes with flying colours!
The church is 140 feet long from East to West and 50 feet wide from North to South – 7,000 square feet. Testing the signal at its furthest reach in the West end of the church there was a good signal, not as fast, but sufficient for streaming at 720p. Test two passed. In fact there is one bar of Wi-Fi signal reaching outside the church – that’s through thick, solid stone walls!
All in all I am very pleased with the EAX80, we may even purchase a second to boost our Wi-Fi signal at the West end of the church to enable 1080p streaming throughout the building.
You get what you pay for. This AC3000 is in another class compared to my old, less powerful, 50 netgear extender. My main router is on the first story, and my dead spot is the conservatory on the ground floor 15 meters away. The signal strength went up from 40% to 95%, and a massive improvement to my online experience. I would not call it hard to set up and I am not very technical. But there are a couple of contradictions in the instructions which caused me to spend and extra 20 minutes on it, and would make it tricky for an absolute beginner at this kind of stuff (hence 4 stars instead of 5). The main thing is the results are well above my expectations, and the problem of the conservatory being a dead spot is solved, so it is now a great place to work, thanks to this extender.
Overall its ok as I get stable gaming performances without lag.
Note: if the app doesn’t work or detect the extender use an ethernet cable and set it up with a pc.
* using a WiFi analyser I saw that you get a better signal coming from the back of the extender than the front so I suggest to point the back side towards the direction of your devices or the direction you want the greatest range.
Also the speed tests on the netgear app show much higher speeds to what the actaul speeds I get when I run it on ookla.
Since my internet provider (Virgin Media) have never been able to solve the issues
With our WIFI issues, therefore I looked in to the Nighthawk Range and purchased a
Netgear Night Hawk X6s Smart Wi-Fi Router (R800P) and connected that as my router
Via the providers hub, and I kid you not! The performance that I am getting and the range
Is phenomenal! I have has no drops since the instalment and I can see the difference with
Speed and no latency issues what so ever, no lag nothing!
So I thought to extend this further more I shall purchase and Mesh Extender so I can use this
In my outhouse/garage, once again, the setup was absolutely simple, as I learned from using the
Router, I did the same using the Netgear App, and within seconds I had my router up and running
And working with the extender on a mesh setup now we can move freely from the house into the garden and loft, without even thinking, “oh I need to switch to the EXT extender” the tech in these devices has made my world more effective working from home, as we all are at the moment during this pandemic. So while 2 of the family members are working in the house I can have my calls and video calls from the outhouse without interference on the network
The next plan is to buy another Wi-Fi Mesh Extender (EX8000) and broaden my network and have this one maybe connected with a LAN (network cable)
Over all, if you are having issues with your provider and they do have a good package for you,
It might be worth just investing in the “RIGHT” Kit as I have done rather than spending so much
On other extenders that will take up space (plug) or end up with multiple networks that can’t hold the bandwidth because these are Tri Band not the average kit!
I am more then happy with my purchase, and i have installed this in two other homes (family) as they had the same issue.
Really pleased with the extent to which this boosts the signal of my nighthawk d7000 modem router, but I was frustrated that there was an error registering the product and getting help was a pain and tons of redirects. As well, when there’s a power failure, i need to get the primary router booted up first and THEN get this one turned on. It’s a total pain if I am away because it interferes with my smart home devices which counters the point of the mesh. I’d like support to be better and clearer, but from a point of view of signal alone, absolutely fantastic. I’ve disconnected all the little stop gap devices I had around, and have created a single wi-fi name for all bands across this and my primary router, because it has proved most reliable, which previously wasn’t possible. It’s about 30 to 35 metres away from my primary router through a few walls, and it boosts speed in my office at the back of the house from 8mb to 100mb, when my target was in the high 20s or low 30s.
Looks good, compact and MESH is supposed to be the latest way of fixing everyone’s dead spot and bandwidth problems. Seemed good value, so I invested after being disappointed with all the other extenders I’d tried. We’ve lots of dead spots and weak signal areas and can have up to 4 people streaming (though usually 1-2).
Signal: Not clear how our coverage had changed much and we’ve tried moving this between several locations: All the family have tried on their own PC and tablets but no one can see any improvement in signal strength, connection ease or speeds, whether simple emails or film streaming. Very Disappointing.
Installation, unless you have the latest home hub, you need to use a mobile phone app (free download) to set up the MESH-Hib link up. It was reasonably easy then to follow the instructions on the app. Took me a bit over 10 minutes, though I suppose someone else might be a bit quicker than I was.
Overall: Signal coverage is what this boasts and why you need this: It does NOT deliver. Now I know why it seemed such good value… reviews are misleading.
AVOID: Wait for the next upgrade or tech leap forward