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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!
What I meant by backhaul relates if you're using different series.
You're using the same 50 series (RBS50, RBR50). They have the wider backhaul so you're fine.
You can even use the other ones they just run at a little lower backhaul speed. Most people don't max out the backhaul connection anyway so it isn't that big of a deal.