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corona247
Sep 02, 2020Aspirant
ORBI setup
Hello all. I have an netgear AX 12 router, and I just bought the ORBI RBK 752 with 1 satellite. I am unclear if I am settingi up my orbi correctly, and am looking for someone to critique m...
corona247
Sep 02, 2020Aspirant
Thanks for the quick reply!
My orbi router is physically elsewhere in the house, connected to a wall ethernet port - this ethernet port connects to a LAN port on my AX 12 router.
Doesnt the ORBI satellite communicate to the ORBI router via a backchannel? and thus doesnt need to be directly connected via LAN to the ORBI router?
My ORBI router is not connected to a switch.
Thx!
CrimpOn
Sep 02, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Of course, you are correct. We get so many posts about ethernet backhal that I went off on a tangent. Sounds like you are set.