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Forum Discussion
itGeeks
Sep 26, 2016Apprentice
Feature Request: Orbi Satellite Ethernet Backhaul
As good as Orbi looks on paper I don't understand Y you would cut yourself so short and not support Eithernet backhaul for the satellites, I have 5 locations needing a system like this but without su...
- Apr 26, 2017
Let me acknowledge that our customer base has been clamoring for this feature for a while, and we are trying to be responsive to their needs. To provide context on why it's taking a while to get it out, during the first quarter, the Orbi Engineering team was focused on bringing out the two new products (RBK30 & RBK40) to market. Now that it's accomplished, we're actively working on bringing this feature and a couple of other interesting, market-requested features to you.
Orbi Product Team
peteytesting
Jun 11, 2017Hero
well it seems one of the requests has been activated with the usb 2 ports now working for both printer and usb dongle and hdd for sharing
Aanholt
Jun 11, 2017Initiate
Hi, I don't understand your comment. Since when is this available (or will become available)? I know there was a requirement for this but it was in the same list as the Ethernet connection with the satelite.
- Bing-StrollerJun 11, 2017Luminary
"activated with the usb 2 ports now working for both printer and usb dongle and hdd for sharing"
Is this part of the Beta Firmware doing the rounds or the standard publicly available v1.10.1.2 ?
Are there any links to the full details ?
- peteytestingJun 11, 2017Hero
yes seems to in the beat release that been passed out , no detail yet on config or anything else
- JMU1998Jun 17, 2017Luminary
Wish they would include the wired backhaul feature in the next Beta