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spatengal
Apr 06, 2020Aspirant
adding outside
Good Morning I have an Orbi RBK 53S. I would like to add an outside satellite. I think the AC 3000 is the correct one. My question is what is the range? Does it need power? If I have a house with a ...
FURRYe38
Apr 06, 2020Guru - Experienced User
200ft would be to far.
Users have posted that they have had there RBSs setup at about 60-80 feet at most and thats in line of sight mostly with out any build materials in the way.
Can you get a buried LAN cable put down to the remote location? If you can, then you could install a RBS there if there is a building there.
NG has a RBSY model outdoor satellite however it won't reach 200 feet. It's meant for mostly near by the main home building at around 30 feet or a bit more from the RBR.