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Best extender to get and how hard to install?
Hello - I'm not an IT specialist, so forgive me if I'm not using exact language here.... I have an ORBI router RBR50 and a satellite (if that's what it's called) RBS50. We have a Comcast modem which...
That Netgear product should work fine. It just "costs more" because it creates both 2.4G and 5G WiFi extensions.
This issue of "Requires 2.4G" often causes more confusion than it should. If the device actually says, "Requires 2.4G WiFi", that usually means that the device has no 5G radio capability. That's sort of like saying, "Requires two AA batteries." You can have piles of C cells, D cells, AAA cells, and watch batteries, but the thing won't work unless you supply AA batteries.
Perhaps if you identify the exact model of irrigation controller, we can look at the User Manual and confirm what it requires.
I was wrong - the Rachio supports both 2.4 and 5.0 but does need a single band - can't go back and forth between them. i thought I'd use am extender with a new SSID and use 2.4 since it's far from the router.: https://www.amazon.com/Rachio-Controller-Generation-Compatible-Intelligence/dp/B07CZ5K355/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?ie=UTF8&aaxitk=X5cEVZCI7DCiS-aspwwKMg&hsa_cr_id=8515648020801&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_mcd_asin_0
And I'm also wondering if an extender with a speed of 1200 MBPS might slow down the Orbi with a 3000 MBPS speed. If I create a new SSID/wifi name for the extender then perhaps it won't mess up the Orbi SSID/wifi network name?
frustrateduser5 wrote:And I'm also wondering if an extender with a speed of 1200 MBPS might slow down the Orbi with a 3000 MBPS speed. If I create a new SSID/wifi name for the extender then perhaps it won't mess up the Orbi SSID/wifi network name?
No. The extender appears as "just another device" to the Orbi and will have no effect on how the Orbi operates between units or with other devices.