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RBS50Y V2 Won't Sync to WiFi 6 Orbi Router
This is intended to help inform others who are considering the purchase of this outdoor satellite of having trouble joining it to and existing Orbi system. There are a number of posts regarding probl...
Need to load the Extender Mode FW on the RBSY then it should connect.
Thanks FURRYe38 - I may not have been clear in my post. I understand that the RBS50Y V2 will work in Extender Mode. The reason I posted was that it is not what it is advertised to be in the case of a WiFi 6 Orbi network. Because the RBS50Y V2 is a WiFi 5 device it cannot function as a mesh satellite in a WiFi 6 network. I believe most users will want it to perform as a mesh satellite and Orbi WiFi 6 network users will be disappointed.
Well users have posted about this before. Most users want it to work and are advised, at least on here that with Orbi mode FW loaded, it won't connect to any Orbi AX system. Same goes for RBS50 series as well. The RBS50Y offers Extender mode FW which makes it compatible and work with Orbi AX systems however doesn't get the wireles back haul features as with the native RBS AX units.
Thanks for the info and sharing.
Please visit the Orbi AX forum as well for help and support information regarding any Orbi AX systems:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/bd-p/en-home-orbi-ax
Good luck.