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Aspirant

Jan 12, 2018

extend Orbi from office shed to house

I have an Office in my backyard shed with Xfinity services coming in to a Surfboard SB6190 modem connected to my Orbi RBK50 router with ethernet connections to 2 devices in the office. I have tried ...

Troubleshooting

DarrenM

Sr. NETGEAR Moderator

Jan 15, 2018

Hello boatshark

If you have a ethernet connection in the shed you can use the ethernet backhaul on orbi with any of the 2.1 or higher firmware and connect a satellite in the office itself.

https://kb.netgear.com/000051205/What-is-Ethernet-backhaul-and-how-do-I-set-it-up-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System

DarrenM

boatshark

Aspirant

Jan 16, 2018

Thanks, I'llgive it a try. Since the Router and satellite are in 2 physical locations do you think using a powerline ethernet bridge will work to connect the 2 devices?