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Orbi
I want to exten my orbi to a guest house approx 100 ft from main house that has week reception of the house orbi network. I have an Ethernet cable that runs from house to the guest house. If the orbi in the guest house is unable to connect wirelessly, can I still connect it via the Ethernet cable to the router in the house?
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Yes, use the wired backhaul to the satellite in your guest house. If possible, do not run the cable through a switch between the router and satellite. If you do have to use a switch, you need one that does not have green power-saving features (802.3az spec),
If you can't run a wired to the guest house, I would review this as a alternative option:
https://www.netgear.com/business/products/wireless/wireless-airbridge/wbc502.aspx
CMSum wrote:I want to exten my orbi to a guest house approx 100 ft from main house that has week reception of the house orbi network. I have an Ethernet cable that runs from house to the guest house. If the orbi in the guest house is unable to connect wirelessly, can I still connect it via the Ethernet cable to the router in the house?
