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diftimi
Nov 22, 2016Follower
Orbi configuration
Hello. I intend to replace my current wifi setup at home from a router + 3 APs (gigabit wired) to an Orbi system, the RBK53. I've seen that the recomended way to pair the satellites with the Orb...
peteytesting
Nov 22, 2016Hero
the orbi does not currently connect to its sats via ethernet at all
it would not make sense to buy the orbi if you already have structured cabling
diftimi wrote:the only reason for switching from my current setup to Orbi would be to have a proper wifi mesh and eliminate the roaming APs problems that I currently experience.
Thank you.,
Dragos.
the orbi does not run in mesh
you still roam between transmission
so in reality the orbi is going to solve nothing for you
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what i do suggest is you look at the ubiquiti unifi ac ap's with zero handoff to take care of the roaming