you need compatible units to act as the mesh repeaters. so in your instance they would need to be other fritz devices

Jase2985:

 

you need compatible units to act as the mesh repeaters. so in your instance they would need to be other fritz devices

 

So, I could buy a couple of 7490's off trademe and link them to my main 7490. Does the lan ports on the two extra 7490's remain active for use?

dukester:

Jase2985:

you need compatible units to act as the mesh repeaters. so in your instance they would need to be other fritz devices

 

So, I could buy a couple of 7490's off trademe and link them to my main 7490. Does the lan ports on the two extra 7490's remain active for use?

. Mesh systems are not compatible between different manufacturers.

I can definitely recommend the Orbi. 

Have the AC3000 RBK50 pack. They have been pretty much rock solid (except for one hiccup, which required a reboot).

Seem to provide decent coverage. 

The main reason I went for Orbi is because it had the dedicated backhaul 5G channel, whereas a lot of others share the 5G radio. 

The App and web portal leave a lot to be desired if you are a technical person like I am, but for a no-hassle, stable mesh network. It works well.

Aaroona:

 

I can definitely recommend the Orbi. 

 

 

 

Have the AC3000 RBK50 pack. They have been pretty much rock solid (except for one hiccup, which required a reboot).

 

Seem to provide decent coverage. 

 

The main reason I went for Orbi is because it had the dedicated backhaul 5G channel, whereas a lot of others share the 5G radio. 

 

 

 

The App and web portal leave a lot to be desired if you are a technical person like I am, but for a no-hassle, stable mesh network. It works well.

 

I found these rock solid too, and I definitely recommend Orbis.

The D-Link COVR-C1203 uses a shared channel or ethernet. The D-Link COVR-2202 uses a dedicate 5 GHz channel or ethernet. The FRitz!Box uses either a share channel or ethernet.

You can obviously just get any other router, disable DHCP, NAT and firewalls and put it anywhere in the house, connected via ethernet with the same SSID/password as the main router. It will work but it will not automatically adjust channels, steer devices to different bands or manage power as efficiently as a mesh solution and sometimes cause interference.

dukester:

 

I am shifting to a new property and want to setup a mesh network. I have a fritz box 7490. Can a just add two mesh devices to connect with the fritz box. If so what is recommended. 

 

I use a 7490 in a MESH situation.  You can get a 7490 on Trade Me for around $70 to $80.  I have found the MESH really good and with the new 7.21 firmware they have added this feature,

## Mesh: - **NEW** Mesh auto-channel: Accounts for the wireless environment of the Mesh Repeater in selecting the best Wi-Fi channel for the entire Mesh

Hope this helps.

Smithy

Smithy47:

 

dukester:

 

I am shifting to a new property and want to setup a mesh network. I have a fritz box 7490. Can a just add two mesh devices to connect with the fritz box. If so what is recommended. 

 

 

I use a 7490 in a MESH situation.  You can get a 7490 on Trade Me for around $70 to $80.  I have found the MESH really good and with the new 7.21 firmware they have added this feature,

 

## Mesh: - **NEW** Mesh auto-channel: Accounts for the wireless environment of the Mesh Repeater in selecting the best Wi-Fi channel for the entire Mesh

 

Hope this helps.

 

Smithy

 

I am bidding for another 7490 on Trademe as this looks a good option. Am I right in assuming I can add more than one 7490 in setting up a mesh network?

 

I am bidding for another 7490 on Trademe as this looks a good option. Am I right in assuming I can add more than one 7490 in setting up a mesh network?

 

Yes you can.

I have an old 7340 I think you can have for postage. Was gonna bin it. I was using as a repeater but replaced with a full-on mesh system due to dropouts.

Quinny:

 

I have an old 7340 I think you can have for postage. Was gonna bin it. I was using as a repeater but replaced with a full-on mesh system due to dropouts.

 

There has been a big improvement in the mesh stability with the latest 7.20 update which is now available for the 7340 as well.