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Getting rid of rental equipment
I'm in the process of researching how to get rid of the rental internet equipment (a wireless gateway). I've seen the list of approved Comcast devices (https://www.xfinity.com/support/devices/#auth). I currently have the wireless gateway and a bunch of Gen 1 Xfi pods.
If I'm looking to use mesh wifi in my house do I buy one of the approved modems on that list AND a mesh wifi system (for example, Eero or Nest) or is the modem the only thing that I'd need for a mesh wifi system?
flatlander3
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3 years ago
That's going to depend on what you buy for a mesh or WiFi system. Take a look at the manual for the mesh system before you buy it, and how to install it, and also make sure your equipment can talk to it. Not all things speak the same WiFi standard. A lot of older and current gear can't talk to WiFi 6 for example. Better if it supports several WiFi standards at the same time -- 802.11 b/g/n and ac/ax at the same time with multiple radios.
You'll need the modem to handle the Coax to Ethernet. After that, these are going to vary a bit. Some require software that runs on a dedicated box and a "Software defined network" application -- more how enterprise stuff works to handle roaming, sometimes have their own controller box. Some handle that themselves and just need Ethernet to your modem (more like eero type master/ dedicated slave units situation). Some are just Access Points that would talk to an additional router, and they speak 802.11v and 802.11k, but your clients have to be able to speak it too.
Depends.
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