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DesTavener
Feb 15, 2021Follower
orbi with RaX120
hello anyone can confirm me if this will work? i have the RAX120 Router at the moment but willing to extend the coverage and i was thinking about the Orbi wifi 6 AX6000 will these both systems ...
plemans
Feb 15, 2021Guru - Experienced User
No, the rax won't work as an extra mesh point. Its not a mesh router.
you can use it and go: RAX--->mesh system (in access point mode)
And use the RAX as the primary router. Then you just set the rax wireless to different channels from the mesh system (to prevent interference). You'd also want a seperate ssid name because devices connected to the RAX wouldn't roam like the mesh system would. It would allow you to retain the rax and use it either as a backup or even as a way to offload the mesh system from things like IoT devices or streamers that don't move.