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Orbi as Airties4920 replacement
Hi community, I am currently looking for a replacement mesh from my provider supplied Airties4920. I am using the airties to use the LAN port for an Android box that have no AC wifi capability, and...
Yes, the Orbi supports attaching devices through the satellite ethernet and gives you great speed doing that. You cannot however attach a satellite through ethernet to the router yet - as it does not support ethernet backhaul in this firmware release - perhaps in the future.
My intention is not to attach satellites via cable, but solely to rely on a good wireless connection. The Airties seem very limited in its range, and I am very close to returning them to my internet provider. Currently it seems that the 5Ghz channel/mesh has lost connection and even Netflix has problems getting data.
Depending on what you mean by limited in range - The Orbi has a great connection to it's satellites thru 5Ghz band, but you know that is a limited range band. Generally you will want your satellites to be 50 feet or less from your router unless there is no walls in which case you can probably get a higher range. Currently my satellites sit about 25 & 40 feet form the router and I have no issues. The 40 ft on the same floor and the 25 ft on another floor through radiant heat flooring.