Tri-band Question

Question

Quick question. &nbsp;The specs say tri-band, however from what I am reading, one of these bands is dedicated to the router&gt;satelite communication (from what I understand, that is to achieve perfromance without degradation). &nbsp;So, if I got that right, am I only going to have access to two bands?&nbsp;

DarrenM · Answer

Hello Ru058197

&nbsp;

The Orbi Wi-Fi system delivers 3 independent radios including one 2.4GHz band and two 5GHz bands for 802.1a/b/g/n/ac wireless devices.&nbsp;Smart Connect intelligently selects the best Wi-Fi band for each dual-band device to optimize connection speed and performance based on that device’s speed and performance capabilities.

&nbsp;

DarrenM

VE6CGX · Answer

Tri-band?&nbsp; It is dual band with 3 radios. one radio for 2.4GHz band, two radios for 5GHz band split in two,&nbsp; lower half and higher half.

Ru058197 · Answer

VE6CGX wrote:Tri-band?&nbsp; It is dual band with 3 radios. one radio for 2.4GHz band, two radios for 5GHz band split in two,&nbsp; lower half and higher half.Confused,&nbsp;Even the website says "Tri-band" for the Orbi Wireless AC 3000https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/orbi/?cid=wmt_netgear_organic&nbsp;Best Buy has it listed as Tri-band as wellhttp://www.bestbuy.com/site/netgear-orbi-wireless-ac3000-tri-band-wi-fi-system-white/5577333.p?id=bb5577333&amp;skuId=5577333&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

peteytesting · Answer

hi&nbsp;Ru&nbsp;to answer you question&nbsp;&nbsp;you would have dual band ether way as ( apart from the new tp link 7200 ) no current routers are actually tri band as 2 of the transmissions are on the same band&nbsp;&nbsp;however to the answe you actually want&nbsp;&nbsp;you are corrdect there are only 1 transmission on each band you have access to , one on 2.4 gig and one on 5 gig , the second transmission on 5 gig is used specifically and exclusivly for the backhaul connection from sat to router&nbsp;&nbsp;thus what you have access to is&nbsp;&nbsp;1 x 2,4 gig 400M transmission&nbsp;&nbsp;and&nbsp;1 x 5 gig 867M transmission&nbsp;&nbsp;this is per device&nbsp;&nbsp;so the router transmits 1 x 5 gig and 1 x 2.4 gig and the sat transmits 1 x 5 gig and 1 x 2.4 gig&nbsp;&nbsp;both with the same ssid name&nbsp;&nbsp;so your assumption is correct , you have no access to the third transmission as its specifically for the backhaul&nbsp;pete

TheEther · Answer

peteytesting wrote:
hi&nbsp;Ru
&nbsp;
to answer you question&nbsp;
&nbsp;
you would have dual band ether way as ( apart from the new tp link 7200 ) no current routers are actually tri band as 2 of the transmissions are on the same band&nbsp;
&nbsp;

The current routers marketed as tri-band can transmit simultaneously at 2.4 GHz and two of the following 5 GHz bands: U-NII-1 (5.17-5.25 GHz),&nbsp;U-NII-2A (5.25-5.32 GHz), U-NII-2C (5.5-5.72 GHz), and&nbsp;U-NII-3(5.745-5.835 GHz). &nbsp;IMO, it's fair to consider these routers tri-band.
&nbsp;
But it is true that the Orbi only has two user-facing bands. &nbsp;The third is used for a dedicated connection between the base and satellites, so while it's not technically wrong to call the Orbi tri-band, it is a bit misleading.

Forum Discussion

Tri-band Question

6 Replies