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RBR50 satellite
Hi All I have an RBR50 router + RBS50 satellite. Works well, but I need another satellite. I know you can pair RBS20 and RBS40 with RBR50, but will that compromise the overall backhaul speed betwe...
how can a device be connected to both satellites?
Most Orbi mesh WiFi systems are "tri-band":
- One 2.4G WiFi network connects user devices to the router or to a satellite. Any specific user device communicates with only one Orbi device.
- One 5G WiFi network connects user devices to the router or to a satellite. Any specific user device communicates with only one Orbi device.
- One 5G "backhaul" network connects the router and all satellites. Because WiFi is "one device broadcasts at a time", adding another satellite means that when the router broadcasts to that satellite, it cannot be broadcasting to the other satellite (at that instant) nor can either of the two satellites broadcast. This is all invisible to users.
Sorry to have caused confusion. "Go for it."