Re2000 wired to my main router (EA4500)

i've got an AE4500 on the ground floor. works well got 2,4 and 5 gig wifi in the area.
on the first floor the 2,4 is ok, not good not bad. just ok
the 5 Gig signal is very poor.
my iphone5 and macbook work on the fast 5 Gig wifi.
my girlfriens iphone4 works on the 2,4 Gig.
i bought the RE2000 extender and want to install this near the stairs between the first and the second floor. 
i want to connect it bij cable with the AE4500 so the connection is fast between the RE2000 and AE4500. and that the RE2000 kan send 2,4 and 5 gig. my iphone 5 and macbook on 5 Gig and my girlfriends iphone 4 on the 2,4 Gig.
is this possible?

This particular range expander though is not a simultaneous dual band range extender but only selectable. It means that you can either extend your router’s 2.4 GHz network or the 5 GHz network. Take note as well that 5 GHz network is for low range and that is why streaming or download works great on this particular band. The 5 GHz network was developed due to overcrowding of wireless signal on the 2.4 GHz , thus, the reason why it is for shorter or lower range.  I suggest you extend the 5 GHz network so that you can have better signal for your iPhone5 and macbook computer. You just make sure that on the 2.4 GHz network for the iPhone4, set the wireless channel to something else and do not use auto. You may use channel 11 for the 2.4. Do not forget to use WPA2 security so that you will have better speeds especially on the wireless devices.
Getting to know the Linksys RE2000
http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=216784c75a634ec68e70b4f441d55acc_Getting_to_know_t...
RE2000 product features and specifications
http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=6fbdcb17f6e04ca3b0ce19b5b905ccaf_RE2000_product_fe...

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