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Using Orbi with Netgear D7800 and BT Infinity+BT Sports
I have an existing setup of a NETGEAR D7800-100UKS Nighthawk AC2600 and I was interested in adding the Orbi system to it to provide the wifi in the house. I have a BT TV box located in a totally seperate area of the house from the router and so would need an Orbi in this location with ethernet ports as well as one connected to the router (i am assuming) and possibly some more for further coverage of the house. Am I right in thinking that I could achieve this with two of the Add-on Orbi Satellite (RBS50) as I already have the Nighthawk router or do you have to have the AC3000 (RBK50) unit in order for the satillie units to communicate back?
I don't believe that you can use a satellite + D7800 without an Orbi router, you need both the RBR50 + RBS50.
Regarding the BT sports on the BT TV box - this is a multicast IPTV so you might struggle to get this working reliably by plugging the bt box into the satellite. Remember that the satellite-2-router link is done over wifi and multicast and wifi don't play well together. It might work but you might get a lot of picture breakup. Really the bt-box should be connected directly via ethernet to the router.
I have my BT-TV box in a different room to the Orbi router. I connect via a long cat6 cable that is hidden under the skirting.
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I don't believe that you can use a satellite + D7800 without an Orbi router, you need both the RBR50 + RBS50.
Regarding the BT sports on the BT TV box - this is a multicast IPTV so you might struggle to get this working reliably by plugging the bt box into the satellite. Remember that the satellite-2-router link is done over wifi and multicast and wifi don't play well together. It might work but you might get a lot of picture breakup. Really the bt-box should be connected directly via ethernet to the router.
I have my BT-TV box in a different room to the Orbi router. I connect via a long cat6 cable that is hidden under the skirting.