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RBK50 access point with R8500
Hello, Recently i bought RBK53 and returned it due to disconnection issues. Presently i am staying on 3 floor town home. I have R8500 router in my 2nd floor and i get decent internet everywhere ...
what if i buy another R8500 router and use it in AP, should i still disbale wifi radios in my main router ?
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rinku2012wrote:what if i buy another R8500 router and use it in AP, should i still disbale wifi radios in my main router ?
, you can leave it's wireless radios going while you have the 2ndary AP going as well. Just need to make sure that the first routers wifi is set for channel 11 on 2.4Ghz and say 48 on 5ghz, then set the 2ndary AP for channel 1 on 2.4Ghz and 149 on 5ghz. Channel separation is needed between these two wireless sources.
Thanks. Which one do u suggest me. R8500 or Orbi RK50 ?
Either one. If your 8500 is working well, you could go with another. You can try the Orbi in AP mode. It's a Mesh system. The 8500 would not be a MESH system.
I live in a very solid double brick two story home with a concrete slab seperating first and second floors.
I run an R8000 as the main router with wifi enabled downstairs. It is connected to a bridged CG3000v2 cable modem.
I run an RBR50 as an AP upstairs with a single RBS50 satelite. Using 2.0.1.4 firmware and everything works as it should.
There are many options, but you may need to experiment as to what works best for your building type.