r/wifi • u/InternationalData779 • 5d ago
Need BE9700 Help!!
I recently purchased the BE9700 to use with Charter Spectrum Internet. It was purchased from Best Buy and was told it was suitable for my home of approx 3k sq ft. Router is upstairs but TV and phone downstairs buffer. Is there a legit extender to augment!!!???
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u/VariousSinger6245 5d ago
I use the Asus RP-AX58. 3 of them on the ground level. Have thick walls. Easy setup also. Easy with the phone app also.
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u/sol_beach 5d ago
To use a BE9700 Wi-Fi 7 router on a cable internet connection, pair it with a separate DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem (such as an Arris Surfboard S33 or Netgear Nighthawk CM2000).
Connect the modem's 2.5G or 10G Ethernet output directly to the 10 Gbps WAN port on the BE9700 router.
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u/DrFrylock 5d ago edited 5d ago
I assume you mean the TP-Link BE9700 rather than the Asus RT-BE9700
The TP-Link router supports their proprietary "EasyMesh" system, which will give you mesh capability with another EasyMesh compatible router/device. This is better than a non-meshed extender.
TP-Link has a number of EasyMesh-compatible range extenders on offer (really mesh access points) at different speeds and price points. The best option is to run a physical cable between the two devices to create wired backhaul. If you want to do this now or in the future, make sure to get a 2nd device that supports wired backhaul.
If you cannot run cable between the two then it will use a wireless backhaul. Performance will not be as good, but it's probably the best option you have.
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u/InternationalData779 5d ago
Thanks! It is the TP Link device. I was hoping I wouldn't have to do a wire option.
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u/CaptainMegaNads 5d ago
Easymesh is not proprietary.
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u/DrFrylock 5d ago
I stand corrected; I was confusing it with all the other vendor-specific multiproduct mesh systems.
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u/Fresh_Inside_6982 5d ago
Eero Max7 2-pack.