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Which devices do I buy Outddor Satellite
I am looking to install an RBS50Y Outdoor Satellite. I am pretty sure I read that I can only connect it to an Orbi Router. Which one do I buy? So far all I seem to find are Kits including th...
Hopefully this helps:
Yes, the Outdoor Orbi (RBS50Y) is only sold as a stand-alone, meaning that you have to purchase an Orbi Router from elsewhere. A couple of suggestions:
1. purchase a kit that contains an Orbi Router (e.g. RBK50 / RBK30 /...) and sell off the extra satellite on a 2nd hand site (e.g. eBay, ...)
2. purchase the Router online in a 2nd hand site. I occasionally see people who have purchased 2 kits, to acqure just the satellites and the Router becomes extra.
FYI, from a purely performance perspective, the RBR50 is the best matched because it's the only Orbi Router that has a 4x4 backhaul.
I will take this back and see if we can create a kit for those like you.
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FURRYe38 wrote:This would not work for you?
https://www.netgear.com/orbi/rbs50y.aspx
KMWNAZ wrote:Well, actually what I would want in an ideal world is an ORBI system that consists of the OUTDOOR satellite and an ORBI router. It appears they do not sell that system though.
I am not trying to connect the OUTDOOR to a non-ORBI router. I just don't need the additional INDOOR satellite that accompanies the systems I see online.
what?....so i took the OP's recommendation and went to the NG website. The RBS50y is a 'ADD-ON' and a Orbi router is required as in the Orbi is considered a SYSTEM and the router can not be purchased separately.. Nice
Hopefully this helps:
Yes, the Outdoor Orbi (RBS50Y) is only sold as a stand-alone, meaning that you have to purchase an Orbi Router from elsewhere. A couple of suggestions:
1. purchase a kit that contains an Orbi Router (e.g. RBK50 / RBK30 /...) and sell off the extra satellite on a 2nd hand site (e.g. eBay, ...)
2. purchase the Router online in a 2nd hand site. I occasionally see people who have purchased 2 kits, to acqure just the satellites and the Router becomes extra.
FYI, from a purely performance perspective, the RBR50 is the best matched because it's the only Orbi Router that has a 4x4 backhaul.
I will take this back and see if we can create a kit for those like you.
Orbi Product Management
I would be willing to purchase the satellite.