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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...
rinku2012 wrote:
... 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.
You will never get 1733 Mbps throughput from the router.
The Orbi operates at wireless sync speeds of 400 Mbps on 2.4 GHz and 866 Mbps on 5 GHz. This means the maximum wireless throughput you will ever see on client devices is ~240 Mbps on 2.4G and ~520 Mbps on 5G. Expect less than that under normal conditions.
As for wired performance... With v2.1.3.4 firmware Orbi's wired throughput in AP mode is limited to about 700 Mbps for data going through the router. Two wired clients connected to Orbi's switch can achieve 940 Mbps.
Note that the 1733 Mbps radio is dedicated for backhaul use only. This isn't available for client device connections and would be unused when using the router with no satellites.