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Looking to EXTEND Orbi system with ADDITIONAL Access Point using PoE Switch
Hi... I have Netgear Orbi system (RB50 plus 3 x Satilites, plus an Outdoor satellite too), and I’m looking to extend that with specifically another satellite that runs only on PoE (served by my Net...
Others have reported adding up to 6 satellites.
Be sure your switch is non managed or if it's managed, be sure to disable ALL IGMP protocols on the managed switch.
I would not run a separate wireless AP with the Orbi MESH system, could cause wireless problems. If the distance was far enough, maybe you could use a different SSID name and kept both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz channels far from each other.
Not sure if Orbi is compatbility friendly with PoE.