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ORBI RBK50
Recently I purchased the ORBI RBK50. It works amazingly good in my home and I love everything about it also works smoothly and fast for my first mesh wifi setup. I know the kit comes with one router a...
Compatible satellites:
RBS20
RBW30
RBS40
RBS40V
RBS50
RBS50Y
Keep in mind the 50 series has the wider backhaul of 1733mbps. the other series use the 866mbps backhaul. It doesn't change performance a whole lot so if you have an area that just needs coverage but not super fast speeds, the others are an option.
You can always buy a kit and just not use the router or use it as a backhaul. There is a guide online (not on the official forums) of converting a RBR50 to an RBS50 but there's a decent chance of bricking the router in the process.
Also, if you check on amazon, there's been a few "renewed" kits that are also cheaper. Like the kits with 2x satellites.
Thank you for letting me know all that I didn’t know I can use other devices. I plan on just buying another same kit RBK50 and use the satellite from there for coverage and speed at my home. With 2 satellites and one router it will cover about 7,500 sq ft. My home is 8,000 sq ft. I don’t want to convert the RBR50 to a RBS50 to risk chances of bricking it or anything so I planned on either keeping it as a backup if I ever need it in case or just selling the extra RBR50 by itself. Now I read what you said about backhaul I was just very confused about how to use the extra RBR50 router from the 2nd kit. How would that be possible? Sorry I’m such a newbie to mesh wifi. I am trying to learn and research as much as I can about it. Thank you again for all your help on everything else I needed to know that I asked on my starting post!