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Does a Netgear Mesh RBS50 satelite work with and Netgear Mesh Orbi RBK40 router?
Does a RBS50 satelite work with and RBK40 router? I've had a RBK40 system in place for a while with 3 satelites and I wanted to order a 4th. I wasn't able to source an RBS40 satelite so ended up bu...
rcudd wrote:
Does a RBS50 satelite work with and RBK40 router? I've had a RBK40 system in place for a while with 3 satelites and I wanted to order a 4th.
There have been posts on the forum in the past describing a method to add satellites after the first three. The explanation given was that the router can handle up to at least six satellites, but the "add" method gets stuck at three. The technique was to power off one of the existing satellites. Add the fourth satellite. Then power the original satellite back on.
This technique was described in terms of using the Orbi web interface (http://orbilogin,net), the bottom menu item "Add Orbi Satellite".
I have not done this myself, having only two satellites total. And, I have not added satellites using the "app".
If you try this technique, please post the results.
I've used up to 5 satellites successfully. It was overkill for my home so I had to shut a few down or it was super unstable.
But CrimpOn is correct in how I did it. After you hit 3 satellites sync'd, power a couple off and set up your other devices. Then power the turned off ones back on and they should connect.
