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Wifi Mesh
This EX7500 is Wifi Mesh compatible (unique Wifi name). This means that the repeated signal is identical to the source signal (the SSID is exactly the same). When you move from one place to another, his device (connected to Wifi) can change the transmitter terminal (source signal of the Wifi / Box Internet router or repeated signal repeater) to have the best signal possible, all this in a transparent way for the user. Moreover, we do not even know what device it connects, his device choosing the terminal with the best signal for a better connection possible (or so we must go into the interfaces of its routers / Internet box / repeater to see what devices are connected to it). On the other hand, it is not the repeater who chooses if a device must connect on it or remain on the original terminal, it is your device (smartphone, PC ...) which chooses on which to connect to receive the best signal possible. During our tests, we noticed the change of terminal on our mobile phones during a trip, but it was more laborious on our Windows 10 computer that did not necessarily switch even if its connection would have been better on the repeater (Attention: the fault is not due to the repeater since it is the connected device that evaluates the Wifi signals and connects to the most appropriate according to him). During a YouTube 1080p video streaming test on a smartphone, we did not notice any problem, the fluid video remained fluid despite our quick movements.
Fastlane Technology
This X4S is Tri-Band Wifi: 1x 2.4Ghz band and 2x 5Ghz bands. Netgear, with its Fastlane3 technology, reserves a band for the connection between the repeater and the source device (Wifi router or Box Internet) which will be dedicated to this function. This is done automatically and the user will not have the hand on its operation, unlike the EX7300 which offered 3 modes, but which was only Dual-Band (hence a choice to make concerning the operation of its Fastlane mode and tapes to use). So it offers a full-rate connection with its box on a dedicated band (usually 5 Ghz if the box offers this band) by avoiding sharing the bandwidth and can fully adapt to the capacity of the box (which makes sense with modern boxes offering a relatively good Wifi connection).
The interface
Like its little brother the Netgear X4, it is accessed by a browser (Firefox, chrome, explore ...).
The status informs about the link status of the 2 Wi-Fi 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz bands (what is the "source" Wi-Fi network that is repeated, transmission quality in Mbps, how the channels are used, the new (x) name (s) of the network (s) repeated (s) ...). An explanatory diagram (and very explicit) shows how Wifi bands are used.
The settings tab, itself subdivided into several sub-sections, allows you to set the new Wi-Fi network repeated (network name (s) (for each band), SSID display, channels, speeds max, password (s), IP addressing). We can also see the global list of devices connected to the repeater (however, it is a pity that it is not possible to do it for each band). It is finally possible to change the repeater access password, save a configuration and restore it, reset the repeater or restart it.
The following tab provides manual or automatic update of the Netgear Nighthawk EX7500.
The tab "To go further" proposes the planning of use, as to cut Internet according to a day, an hour ... It is here that we find the possibility of turning off the LEDs, practical if it is placed in a room for example. A feature that is found on more and more devices, such as XR300 or Netgear XR500 routers.
We noticed during our test that this model Netgear (Nighthawk X4s Ex7500) went back well to the router (upstream) the information of the devices that were connected to it (downstream). This means that in the main router, it is possible to identify them (largely) with their name and their IP address, which was not necessarily the case of the EX7300 which did not go all back, which could sometimes give multiple devices with the IP address of the repeater.
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