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rinku2012

Tutor

Oct 24, 2017

Planning to purchase Orbi. Have few questions

Hello, i am staying in 3 floored townhome. Currently i have Netgear R8500 AC5300 router. I have placed the router in 2nd floor. I am getting good internet speeds with 5ghz connection in my 1st, 2...

Tutor

Nov 02, 2017

i spent almost ~ $300 for my Netgear R8500 Router. please suggest me how should i use both router and orbi ( after i purchase orbi) effectivly.

DarrenM

Sr. NETGEAR Moderator

Nov 10, 2017

You can put the Orbi in ap mode and attach it to your R8500.

DarrenM