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dmystic1
Oct 21, 2016Apprentice
Orbi in Access Point Mode?
So I'm wondering anyone's experience with access point. I couldn't resist pre-ordering an X10, because I want to use port aggregation with my nas, and want to test the range. I don't have any ad de...
Chapzter
Mar 24, 2017Tutor
I have a large 2 story house and needed strong wifi in the far corner of the house (game room) and garage. I bought the nighthawk ac2200 range extender and could only get 35mb max out of it (even with fast lane enabled). I decided to give Orbi a try and it now gets 170mb over wifi (same as hard wire direct to modem). I have it setup in AP mode with my nighthawk x6 (R8000). It's a dream come true. The dedicated link between the Orbi units don't allow any performance loss.