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rinku2012
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Apr 25, 2018

Orbi RBR50 router only

Hello,   Currently i have R8500 Nighthawk router. I stay in 3 floor town home. i want to add Orbi RBR50 Router ONLY ( without sattelites) as Access point to my main router and keep it on 3rd floo...
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FURRYe38
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Apr 25, 2018

Whats the sq ft of this town home? I have a 5000sq ft home and have on router and 1 satellite, 40 feet distance in between and works well. Great coverage, range and performance. 

 

You need at least 30 feet distance min in between the router and 1 satelllite to begin with.  

rinku2012 wrote:

Hello,

 

Currently i have R8500 Nighthawk router. I stay in 3 floor town home. i want to add Orbi RBR50 Router ONLY ( without sattelites) as Access point to my main router and keep it on 3rd floor. will my setup work. is the router only worth in this setup ?

i have wired connections to all my bedrooms. i want to place Orbi router in one of the bed room and connect it via ethernet.

will i get full 1733 Mbps speed from router if any clients are connected to it ?

i am getting router for cheap price.

 

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rinku2012
Tutor
Apr 25, 2018

Townhome is 2000 SQFT. its 3 floored town home. as i mentioned in my first post i bougth only the router ( not the satellities).

 

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    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Apr 25, 2018

    IF you place the router on the middle floor centrally, you should be ok. If not, you may need to add one satellite if you notice some dead spots...

     

    Good Luck. 

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      rinku2012
      Tutor
      Apr 25, 2018

      yes i already have my R8500 router on 2nd floor. Orbi Router will be placed on 3rd floor as Access point