NETGEAR WiFi 6 Mesh Range Extender (EAX20) - Add up to 1,500 sq. ft. and 20+ devices with AX1800 Dual-Band Wireless Signal Booster & Repeater (up to 1.8Gbps speed), plus Smart Roaming

Easy to set up and operate. So far, an outstanding ability to extend my existing router signal throughout my home in previous dead spots, without significant degradation of speed. Outstanding product build, quality, reliable Netgear service support - a buy recommendation without hesitation

Have crappy ATT DSL / WiFi router at one end of 3500 sq ft one story and RJ-45-only NAS data center at the other end. Always had trouble getting WiFi signal strength with old extender across the house. Came across a newer (to me) NETGEAR AX1600 EAX11 Mesh Extender which really helped when installed in the middle of the house. Wanted 1 Gbit wired between NAS and servers so replaced the old WN2500RP with this AX1800 EAX20 at the other end. Couldn't be happier. All WiFi TVs and computers and phones have seamless 4 bars WiFi everywhere. Servers are able to access NAS at full speed across the 4 wired ports without yet another 1 Gbit switch. No more _EXT2 and _EXT5 SSIDs. Life is good AND it works seamlessly with the non-NETGEAR POS WiFi provided by ATT. Great product.

Bought this to extend the range of a new Nighthawk router, which is actually very nice device with the newest WiFi-6 technology. The EAX20 extender supposedly also have the same tech, however, it was not possible to make a connection between the two devices, both of the same brand. Followed the instructions to use the Netgear app for installation, but couldn't pass the point when they actually connect. Tried several times to set the thing up and searched for an answer in the website without success. The support in the website is insufficient, so don't waste your valuable time browsing there. Then I registered the product and was offered an option to talk with tech service. Tried two times the English option which is quite hard to understand and very slow, they had me on hold in the phone for 40 and 50 minutes respectively, had to hang out as no one connected. The third day I tried the Spanish support option and was faster and quite amicable. We spend two hours troubleshooting the extender to conclude it was a defective unit.This extender look and has very cheap materials, IMHO doesn't justify the high price. Before this I had the AC (older gen) Netgear extenders which cost $40 each and worked well.Since probably had to stick with the same brand for good results, ordered a replacement and will give another try with a new unit. Will make an update to this review based on that, fingers crossed.Update as posted in the Netgear product website: Bought the AX1800 (EAX20) extender to have the router reach farther, but it didn't connect at all. Tried two new extenders already and three days on the phone with technical support (about 2 hours each call) and they couldn't make it work, we tried everything.The problems start with the instructions in the box which clearly tell you you need to use the Nighthawk phone app to install it (see photo). When followed instructions it didn't work. When contacted Netgear for technical support they ask you to use the wifiext webpage instead, didn't work either. The information to connect the device in the Netgear webpage is presented differently than the phone app or the website (www.mywifiext.com). It was clear this product has not been tested properly, regrettably Netgear let the consumers to waste their precious time figuring out how to make their products work.I am returning a second device and ask for a refund. Since this extender is the only one that fits the Nighthawk RAX 40 router, will have to wait until has been foolproof or is cheaper, or perhaps will return the router as well and try other brands. I choose Netgear because I been using their routers + extender for years, but now that I tried to update to newer technology and it was a huge let down. The high price for this extender is not justifiable.

It was quite a journey getting the EAX20 to work with my FIOS G1100 Router. The initial setup was fairly straight forward & in about an hour they were connected. However, the performance was lousy (single digit Megabits). This was traced to the EAX20 connecting the backhaul to the router using the 2.4GHz band instead of using the 5GHz band. After a couple of days of research & re-reading both Netgear and FIOS device manuals, I discovered they support the 5GHz differently.Netgear EAX20 supports 5GHz channels 36-48 and 149-161 (per their tech support page)FIOS G1100 supports 5GHz channels 36-48, 149-165 and 52-140 in auto mode.The G1100 WiFi settings showed it was connecting at 132 since the channel was deemed the best. This meant the EAX20 would fail to connect. I switched both to use the best channel I could find (36) & ta-da, they both connect fine & the EAX20 now uses the 5GHz band for the backhaul. My performance is acceptable (50-90Mbits) for downloads & mostly about 70% that speed for uploads (my service is 200Mbits; note the G1100 has a notoriously poor WiFi system, mostly the antennas I believe).Other issues: sometimes the EAX20 shows an error light & I have to reboot it (not as much now that a couple of FW upgrades have occurred). Also, sometimes the performance drops dramatically and I fix the issue by disconnecting then reconnecting devices, or I just reboot the EAX20.Bottom line, do I recommend it? Well, if there's not a better option for same money, then buy it. Just make sure you know the tech specs for both your router and the EAX20. For me, this is an interim solution as I wait for WiFi 6/Mesh technologies to mature, but I do plan on replacing the extender in a year or two.