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Is Orbi a mesh network?
Is Orbi a true mesh network? I need to be able add Satellites to my network (when they become available). Do they satellites talk to one another and connect back to the router?
Hello Wodpqldcmff
It is star topology so you would want the main router unit in the middle of the satellites each satellite needs to communicate to the router you can not do satellite to satellite.
DarrenM
The question is: what problem are you trying to solve? What Orbi does is provide whole home coverage, under a single network name, seamless roaming, single management view. it doesn't use the traditional mesh protocols because they trade off speed for coverage but instead, it leverages the tri-band to connect via the dedicated wireless connection.
You are able to purchase additional satellites and add them to an existing system and they'll inherit the components of the system (single SSID, seamless roaming, etc).