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PCroger
Sep 01, 2023Aspirant
RBS50Y Outdoor satellite
Hi all, I’m based in the UK, I can’t seem to find anywhere stocking the RBS50Y outdoor satellite anymore (in the UK). Is there a new alternative outdoor satellite that works with the Orbi RBS50 (full...
PCroger
Sep 03, 2023Aspirant
Thank you very much for this. I hadn’t appreciated that the RBS50Y only works in extender mode rather than Orbi / Mesh Mode. I have therefore looked further into the NETGEAR AX1800 outdoor satellite. The documents state that it is ‘Business class WiFi based on next generation 802.11ax WiFi 6 technology on both 5.0GHz and 2.4GHz bands. (Backward compatible to 802.11b/g/ n/a/ac).’ My question is, being backwards compatible, would this connect via Wi-Fi and extend or would it require a LAN/Ethernet physical connection? Thank you.