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In our store we have the RBR50 and RBS50 devices and these give us great coverage. We have several areas with great coverage that are not near either the main unit nor the satellites where we have c...
serverscience wrote:To confirm: can we actually mix/match RBR50/RBS50 devices with other Orbi devices such as the RBS40V-200 and RBS20 devices? I had otherwise guessed that they wouldn't work together as they're not in the same series.
Absolutely. Any of the original "residential" Orbi satellites will sync with the RBR50 router. (not the "Pro", the AX, or the RBS10).
I like the RBS40V because of the $100 cost. (I have grown to like Alexa playing classical music, but that is entirely optional).
serverscience wrote:An Orbi RBR50 is just on the other side of the wall from the room in which one set of workers are. This would be about 15 feet. So, for one of our locations, it might be problematic. For the other three, I think we're further than the 30' distance you mention.
30 feet is the recommended "starting point". If you start with a single RBS40V, try it in that location first and see what happens.
serverscience wrote:Final question here: Do you have any higher-end device suggestions that fall into this category?
There are too many WiFi extenders to list. TP-Link's RE450 is a similar product.
Many of these products are designed to plug directly into a wall outlet. I often choose to ignore that capability and plug them into an extension cord so that I can get them "off the floor" and in a location that makes the most sense from the aspect of (a) having a clear "view" of the WiFi system and (b) being near the devices I want to connect via an ethernet switch.
When using the Netgear EX3700, I chose to use the 5G channel to connect to my Orbi and disabled the user-side radios entirely. I imagine the TP-Link has a similar capability.
If I were in your place, I would add RBS40V satellites as needed. They are relatively affordable, mesh wirelessly with your existing system, can be used in some other situations (bigger house?) as a complete Orbi network, and provide ethernet ports for end-user devices.
Get them from somewhere you can return it to and try them out.
The RBS50 supports the dedicated wireless backhaul (read performance) of the RBR50 and can be configured either as daisychain or hub and spoke arrangement. I’ve seen in the advanced menus support for setting up VLANs.