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Orbi and Airport Extreme
We had previously bought an Apple Airport Extreme to boost the very poor signal in our 2100sq ft village house. I had been told it would be powerful enough but wasn't, so we then bought the Orbi rout...
Thanks st shaw, I'm not able to try your suggestion as the modem/internet connection is wired up on the first floor. At the moment as both the Orbi and AE need to be connected the modem they are both sitting next to the PC which is a waste of one of them. The Orbi satellite works well on both the top or ground floor when the main Orbi is on 1F. I think it's possible to buy another Orbi satellite so maybe that's the answer, but as I have the AE just sitting here doing nothing I thought I could make use of that.
Im not sure how to set the airport into AP mode but will try to find a way, but in order to wire it into the ORbi they would still need to be next to each other which wouldn't help the top floor of the house where we have no wifi signal at all. Or am i missing something?
You have three floors with the modem on the middle floor. This is good.
Put the Orbi router on the middle floor. Put the satellite on the top floor. You should have great coverage on the middle and top floor and probably in the yard. You should also have good covereage on the bottom floor, because the signal will go through one floor well.
If you need better coverage on the bottom floor, then buy a second satellite and put it on the bottom floor.
Put the Airport express away. You don't need it. Using it will create multiple problems. Whatever you do, do not turn on the Airport and place it next to Orbi.