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Ockham
Apr 23, 2019Aspirant
Use TWO Orbi RBR50 Routers ?
I have a 5000 SF colonial and I'm trying to get good coverage in the basement 1st, and 2nd floors. Unfortunately, I have the main TV room in one corner of the 1st floor, the kid's TV room on the opp...
FURRYe38
Apr 23, 2019Guru - Experienced User
No, the RBR can't work like a RBS. IT's either router mode or AP mode in which you could use it as a 2ndary AP thats would need to be LAN connected to the main RBR. This however may cause problematic wifi interferences. Channels would need to be far appart on 2.4 and 5Ghz between the two RBRs. I would not recommend this.
What is the distance between the base router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between them to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
I have a 5000sq ft home with the base router on 2nd level and just 1 RBS on the main level at the oppostite end of the house 40 feet away. No problems and great coverage.
FURRYe38
Apr 23, 2019Guru - Experienced User
You should be good with the RBR and two RBS's