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Can I use Orbi satellite (RBS50) as a wired access point to Orbi router (RBR50)?
Hi, first post on here, although I have looked through many areas trying to find the right answer before now. I will be moving into a new house in a couple months, and it has been prewired with l...
Ethernet is bi directional. When ethernet connecte, RBS work just like a wired AP is all. Not wirelessly connected to the RBR.
FURRYe38 wrote:
You can have a mixed RBS setup. Daisy Chain may need to be disabled if you notice problems.
Be sure your switch you use with Orbi is a non managed and non green ethernet switch. If managed, be sure to disable ALL IGMP protocols on this switch.
Thanks for the quick reply! I thought that the ethernet backhaul was only for data going from the satellite to the router, but it seems like you are saying that ethernet backhaul handles data both ways between the router and the satellite? So the satellite is not connected to the router wirelessly at all? If that's the case, then I was just making the whole scenario much more difficult than it really is!
Ethernet is bi directional. When ethernet connecte, RBS work just like a wired AP is all. Not wirelessly connected to the RBR.