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I'm looking for setting up my home network. I have 5 Floors(Residence) + 1 Floor(Maintainence). Entire home's on automation so network would be very populated. On maintainence floor there is modem fr...
Parth_Goyal wrote:I'm looking for setting up my home network. I have 5 Floors(Residence) + 1 Floor(Maintainence). Entire home's on automation so network would be very populated. On maintainence floor there is modem from ISP and ethernet wire running to all the other 5 floors. So, my entire backhaul is wired.
I'm planning to install Orbi RBK50 on maintainence floor with 5 RBS50, one on each floor.
I would choose Modem(Maintainence Floor) >Orbi RBK50(in Router mode on Maintainence Floor) >non green unmanaged gigabit ethernet Switch(Maintainence Floor) >RBS50(on each floor)
This sounds fine as well since cable is already run.
WAN: Modem/Router(based upon above choice)
Ethernet 1: Non green unmanaged gigabit ethernet Switch(for connecting orbi satellites)
Ethernet 2: Switch for connecting IOT devices(automation, cameras & security)
Ethernet 3: Master computer via Ethernet port 3
However if cable is cat5 and not cat5e or larger, you should run new cable. If so you coould eliminate the switch for connecting the satellites and daisy chain them up the floors.
WAP wrote:also check and see if you can have have 5 pieces of equipment of the OBRI BR50/BS50. I have 4, that might be the max you can have with that vintage of ORBI equipment.
Users have reported as many as six satellites in one Orbi system.
I agree this is an awkward time to purchase a large WiFi system. (six units counts as "large" to me). At some point, almost everyone will have devices compatible with WiFi6 (or 6+), but few do today and all of those IoT devices we are installing will remain 802.11b/g/n (2.4G) as long as they remain in the house, which could be years and years.
What switch shall I use for connecting RBK50 to satellites? Please suggest one that is available in India. Thanks.