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axelrider's avatar
axelrider
Initiate
Sep 12, 2016
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Do all satellites link back to base?

Hi, if more than one satellite is used, does each one have to connect back to the base unit, or can one satellite daisy chain from another?
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  • peteytesting's avatar
    peteytesting
    Sep 26, 2016

    hi guys

     

    the answer is that at the present time all sats connect back to the router only , they do not at this stage communicate between each other

     

    so at this stage the orbi is star topology

     

    i believe it may be planned to run the orbi and its sat's in a true mesh type topology in the furure but not at this present time

     

    this is usually not an issue if you can place the orbi router between the sat's as in

     

    sat ------ router ------sat

     

    pete

ChristineT's avatar
ChristineT
Administrator
Sep 21, 2016

Hello Axelrider!

 

Thank you for your question and welcome to the community!

 

At this time, the Orbi kit only includes the Router and one (1) satellite.  Orbi WiFi System can support up to three (3) satellites. Additional satellites will be available for purchase in due course. I encourage you to submit this idea on our Home Networking Ideas Exchange forum and vote for this idea. The more votes, the more likely the feature will get implemented.

 

We would love to hear any additional feedback you have about Orbi and how you like it! 

 

Best Regards,

ChristineT

axelrider's avatar
axelrider
Initiate
Sep 22, 2016

Hi ChristineT,

Thanks for the reply, however it didn't really answer the question. Please let me know if using more that one sattelite does satellite 2 or 3 connect to the base unit, or can they be "daisy changed" to extend range.

Thanks

  • th3w01f's avatar
    th3w01f
    Apprentice
    Sep 23, 2016

    I would also like to know the answer to this question.  In my configuration the main router is at the edge of the house and the 1st satellite is about 50' towards the middle.  If I add another satellite it will be about 50' further out from the 1st satellite so communication back to the router will have to hop though the 1st satellite or work at more than 100’ from the router. 

  • peteytesting's avatar
    peteytesting
    Hero
    Sep 26, 2016

    hi guys

     

    the answer is that at the present time all sats connect back to the router only , they do not at this stage communicate between each other

     

    so at this stage the orbi is star topology

     

    i believe it may be planned to run the orbi and its sat's in a true mesh type topology in the furure but not at this present time

     

    this is usually not an issue if you can place the orbi router between the sat's as in

     

    sat ------ router ------sat

     

    pete

    • tsvisser's avatar
      tsvisser
      Initiate
      Oct 08, 2016

      This is unacceptable.  The reason that I purchased this system was some implied mesh topology.  That plus not having ethernet based wired backhaul is a problem, but more so the mesh topology.  I purchased this setup rather than a Meraki or Eero system to be able to extend the netweork further than a single hop from my router (which is at the extreme edge of my network - not flexible in placement).