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Best option for my house
Hey, so I have a large home and I want internet in certain areas. My house is Full Wired so I can have the best internet. The problem is I dont know what to Buy. I need 3 aps or Orbi system. Two of th...
You can have Orbi Router and 2 x Orbi Satellites (Package is called RBK53, RBK43 or RBK23) and use wired backhaul to connect the Satellites to the Orbi Router.
The following might help:
https://kb.netgear.com/000060584/Which-Orbi-WiFi-System-is-best-for-me
I was thinking in RKB50.
That would work seamlessly as they are wired ?
That would work seamlessly as they are wired ?
Foxeslink wrote:
I was thinking in RKB50.
That would work seamlessly as they are wired ?Yes, I have and RBK50 with wired backhaul and it works just fine. I have good wifi coverage all over the house, and at the same time have no dependency on how far the satellite is from the router as I'm using wired backhaul.
- And i can connect the for example main orbi router to the satwllite in the orbi lan ports or I have to buy switch?
The configuration is easy?
Foxeslink wrote:
And i can connect the for example main orbi router to the satwllite in the orbi lan ports or I have to buy switch?
.....The RBR50 has 3 x LAN ports and the RBS50 has 4 x LAN ports. You can use one of those ports on each node to connect the LAN ports between the nodes.
https://www.netgear.com/orbi/rbk50.aspx
Foxeslink wrote:
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The configuration is easy?You can configure Orbi in few minutes using the Orbi app.
Just make sure that the ISP modem to which you connect Orbi is a "plain" modem with no router capability, so that the setup procedure will go smooth. :)