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Owsballa11
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Apr 14, 2020

Hardwiring 1 Orbi satellite

I am wondering if I am able to hardwire 1 of the 2 satellites to the base unit and use the other one wirelessly? My house is 2200 sq ft 2 story. It is wired on the lower level and the upper level directly above it, but I was hoping to use the second satellite in a far corner of the first level but hardwiring it is not an option. Can I use both methods or do all 3 units have to be connected the same?

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  • tomschmidt's avatar
    tomschmidt
    Virtuoso
    Apr 15, 2020

    Yes, I have my RBR50 with a wired backhaul to one RBS50 satellite and wireless to the other RBS50.  This is supported, just be sure that if you have a network gigabit switch in between that it is not a "green" powersaving switch. 

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru
    Apr 15, 2020

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

    Owsballa11 wrote:
    I am wondering if I am able to hardwire 1 of the 2 satellites to the base unit and use the other one wirelessly? My house is 2200 sq ft 2 story. It is wired on the lower level and the upper level directly above it, but I was hoping to use the second satellite in a far corner of the first level but hardwiring it is not an option. Can I use both methods or do all 3 units have to be connected the same?