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    Tenda MW6 Nova Whole Home Mesh WiFi System Reviewed

    I have added and removed nodes before. Its absolutely unnecessary to connect via WiFi to start. This may have been a requirement with older firmware but the current firmware does not require it. All nodes, even the "master" that connects to the internet, must be connected via the 2nd "<...>"...
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    Tenda MW6 Nova Whole Home Mesh WiFi System Reviewed

    Based on your pics they are connected wired. If there were connected wirelessly you would see the typical signal bars similar to your cellphone. The "<...>" symbol means its connected via ethernet. You can mix and match wireless and wired backhaul. Simply do not connect the 2nd ethernet port...
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    Tenda MW6 Nova Whole Home Mesh WiFi System Reviewed

    I forgot to check in and mention I figured out the ethernet backhaul issue; and it can be a bit confusing. It requires that all nodes (that want to participate in eth backhaul) must connect through the 2nd "local" port. In a DHCP setup that seems natural since the internet port is occupied by...
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    Tenda MW6 Nova Whole Home Mesh WiFi System Reviewed

    Hi. New user on SNB. I wanted to share my experience with the Tenda Nova and also ask a question... Just received the router and the biggest issue is the firmware is still buggy. The first unit I received I played with the settings and decided to clear our the settings and start over. I ran...
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