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spatengal
Apr 06, 2020Aspirant
adding outside
Good Morning I have an Orbi RBK 53S. I would like to add an outside satellite. I think the AC 3000 is the correct one. My question is what is the range? Does it need power? If I have a house with a ...
CrimpOn
Apr 08, 2020Guru - Experienced User
There are some really nice YouTube videos showing unboxing and setting up the Nanostation. I think probably the hardest part is "aiming" them. They are designed to connect 10-15km away, so the "beam angle" is pretty narrow. If they are not pointing directly at one another, they won't link. I think the concept is to get them "pretty close" by eyeball and then use an app to "fine tune" them. (One of the older models had a row of LED's that would show the signal strength.)
Good Luck!
nmhTester
Apr 10, 2020NETGEAR Employee Retired
WBC502 pair at $240 comes with 1 year of Premium Insight subscription for the two devices.
If you do not want Insight, you can buy 2 single WBC502. We have got some very good end customer feedbacks on WBC502 so far.
It is a great alternative for nanostation.
With Insight, you can manage WBC502 and OrbiPro* in one management plane