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startrez
Aspirant
Sep 01, 2020

Looking for Outdoor POE Extension for Orbi Mesh in Home

The outdoor Orbi Satellite appears to be power only with no POE capabilties. I have ethernet available outside of house (Thick Backhaul Blocking Basement Walls. 

 

So quetion is, what POE Extender can i use to extend my ORBI mesh outside of my home? Is there any solution that i am not seeing today, or do i need to think about long term replacement of my internal mesh to get the outdoor coverage I want?

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  • Mstrbig's avatar
    Mstrbig
    Master
    Sep 01, 2020
    startrez wrote:

    The outdoor Orbi Satellite appears to be power only with no POE capabilties. I have ethernet available outside of house (Thick Backhaul Blocking Basement Walls. 

     

    So quetion is, what POE Extender can i use to extend my ORBI mesh outside of my home? Is there any solution that i am not seeing today, or do i need to think about long term replacement of my internal mesh to get the outdoor coverage I want?

    TP-LINK as well as others make Gigabit POE injectors and splitters, starting at $13.00, that may work for you? If you already have power, you may just need the splitter on the Orbi Yard  side?

    https://static.tp-link.com/resources/document/TL-POE150S_V3_User_Guide.pdf

     

    • CrimpOn's avatar
      CrimpOn
      Guru
      Sep 01, 2020

      I think maybe two topics have been mixed.

      • The Orbi RBS50Y takes 12v at 2.5amp.  The poster has Power over Ethernet (PoE) available outside the home, but PoE is 48v, not 12v.  So, PoE cannot power the Orbi outdoor satellite.
      • Given that PoE is available outside, the task is to find an outdoor rated unit that will operate over PoE, and there are many of them.
        Of course, connecting an access point to the Orbi does not extend the Orbi "mesh".
      • Mstrbig's avatar
        Mstrbig
        Master
        Sep 01, 2020

        CrimpOn wrote:

        I think maybe two topics have been mixed.

        • The Orbi RBS50Y takes 12v at 2.5amp.  The poster has Power over Ethernet (PoE) available outside the home, but PoE is 48v, not 12v.  So, PoE cannot power the Orbi outdoor satellite.
        • Given that PoE is available outside, the task is to find an outdoor rated unit that will operate over PoE, and there are many of them.
          Of course, connecting an access point to the Orbi does not extend the Orbi "mesh".

        No mixup. We use them quite often as an alternative. The devices available I refer to have adjustable power on the receiver side.

        Couldn't get the pics to upload so here is a link to one we use:

        https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003CFATQK/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_QfTtFbJDZ0CD1