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New Telus Wi-Fi 6 Access Point and Wi-Fi Jack
Here's the 2 new peices of equipment from Telus. They are only being installed in select areas as of now. Description: The TELUS Wi-Fi 6 Access Point contains next-generation Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6...
Is the Wi-Fi 6 AP meant to replace the Telus Boost? Meaning it connects directly to the Telus Hub or T3200M and then broadcasts that Wi-Fi signal to your wireless devices?
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Yes, provided you can place it centrally in your house to get the coverage. Some homes may still need Boost mesh to reach all corners.
New Telus customer here; I just received the latest Telus equipment: Network Access Hub (NH20A) that is a Router / Hub device with no WIFI but takes an SPF that the Fiber terminates into and The WIFI 6 (AX) Telus central WIFI (B20A) Access Point. I logged into the AP config page and noticed it has a WIFI Boosters section and lists the main AP as (Primary). This leads me to believe you can extend the WIFI6 AP with additional like central WIFI 6 (AX) B20A devices. I have tried the Telus Boost kits but they are not WIFI 6 (ax) and simply create a new WIFI that is not meshed with the B20A. I was also sent a Telus WIFI Hub and although this looks similar to the WIFI 6 (AX) B20A it is not. The WIFI Hub is a router / AP (not WIFI 6 / AX) combined that can also take an SFP so the fiber can be directly connected to it. So from what I have tested so far and understand from the B20A WIFI 6 (AX) configuration page is that other B20A like devices should be able to mesh and act as WIFI boosters to provide a WIFI 6 (AX) mesh. Can anyone confirm this?
I can confirm after talking with Telus Tech support that I am correct in that if you want to range extend your WIFI6 Boost 2.0 system that uses the B20A you will need more B20A devices. The regular Telus extenders are not WIFI6 (AX) and will not extend the B20A.
