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RBK50 to RBK50
I have a RBR50 Orbi (AC3000) connected directly to my ISP as a router with two RBS50 as satellites. My home is 4200 sqft with an upstairs and a downstairs with a three-car garage. I have an Arlo ...
We get this question all the time from people who "got a gread deal" on an Orbi package and now have two routers.
You can install another Orbi router, but it must be configured as an Access Point (AP) and it will not be part of the primary Orbi "system". i.e. it will be the same as any other WiFi access point, even a $50 model from Costco. You can give it the same WiFi name and password as the primary Orbi system, but put it on a different channel. Devices will not "roam" between it and the Orbi units like they do between the Orbi's. I am not 100% certain (just close), but the Orbi router must be connected using the WAN (Yellow) port, which means it will not connect over WiFi, like Orbi satellites do of typical WiFi extenders do.
In short, if you don't already have it, it's not worth the money. Buy some other network extender.
We get this question all the time from people who "got a gread deal" on an Orbi package and now have two routers.
You can install another Orbi router, but it must be configured as an Access Point (AP) and it will not be part of the primary Orbi "system". i.e. it will be the same as any other WiFi access point, even a $50 model from Costco. You can give it the same WiFi name and password as the primary Orbi system, but put it on a different channel. Devices will not "roam" between it and the Orbi units like they do between the Orbi's. I am not 100% certain (just close), but the Orbi router must be connected using the WAN (Yellow) port, which means it will not connect over WiFi, like Orbi satellites do of typical WiFi extenders do.
In short, if you don't already have it, it's not worth the money. Buy some other network extender.