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New House - Orbi Options
I am currently having a new house built. The builder installs a 30" network cabinet with a homerun to the exterior of the home for ISP service. They aslo provide Cat 6 to 2 ceiling loctions for PoE...
Is there any advantages or disadvantages to either set up you mentioned. I will have enough ports on the switch to backhaul the RBS too.
if you wire connect the RBS, then you'll need a switch after the RBR or directly connect the RBS to the BACK of the RBR. The connection configuration for the RBS needs to be at the RBR, not in front or at the modem or switch in front of the RBR.
FURRYe38 wrote:if you wire connect the RBS, then you'll need a switch after the RBR or directly connect the RBS to the BACK of the RBR. The connection configuration for the RBS needs to be at the RBR, not in front or at the modem or switch in front of the RBR.
So if I am reading this correctly I would do the following:
ICP Router/Modem to RBR
RBR back to switch
RBS to switch
I would still be able to use the Obris as APs and the ISP modem/router as my router for the network
ICP Router/Modem to RBR
RBR back to switch <Where is this switch? Connected between modem and RBR? IF so, then:
RBS to RBR or RBS to another switch thats in between the RBR and RBS.
I would still be able to use the Obris as APs and the ISP modem/router as my router for the network. Yes.
- The switch will be in the telecom cabinet. I will have the orbi centrally located in the house. At that location I plan to have to Ethernet runs back to the same cabinet. So the switch would be after the RBR. it would be modem to RBR and then out of RBR to 8 port switch