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peteytesting
Sep 27, 2016Hero
Before you buy the orbi system - what you need to know performance and feature wise
hi guys i have started this post to clear up some misconceptions about the orbi system and where its aimed and what it can do first what it can do provide overall better wifi coverage by ...
- Sep 29, 2016
oh and i forgot
no usb functionality at this stage ether
there is a long list of things that ether will be added or may be added but no real ETA on when or if they will be implemented , only time will tell
pete
pminc
Mar 24, 2017Aspirant
Hi all, this thread is very informative, thank you. I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post my question, but it seems to be a related subject:
Context: My team works in a shared space with a single modem and router with slow speeds and spotty connectivity depending on where you're located in the building. I'd like to purchase the Orbi setup to enable my team to access higher speed connections without loss of coverage. However the other tenants in my space have no need for this enhanced connection, and thus will not chip in for the system. Therefore I'd like to setup a private Orbi network for my team to provide them with the maximum bandwidth, and keep the other building tenants on their old router. Is this possible?
My understanding of this thread is that it is possible, by connecting the modem to the Orbi router, then hard-wiring the old router to the Orbi router. I would use the Orbi router in the Router Mode because the old router is unreliable. But then I'd setup a new network SSID and PW for the Orbi network and leave the old router network the same as before for the other tenants.
Would this work? And is it the best setup for the context outlined above?
Thank you in advance for your thoughts.
st_shaw
Mar 24, 2017Master
Should work. Might cause issues for people on old router, due to double NAT. If so, you could set old router to AP mode or just move all to Orbi.