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Wireless bridges in an Orbi setup
I'm moving into a larger house. I've been spoiled the last few years network-wise, as my current house is wired with ethernet cable. The new one will not be; so, I'm looking for a good wifi solution ...
I would recommend using an additional satellite, instead of trying to use a wireless bridge with Orbi. Orbi uses a lot of spectrum, and it could be difficult to avoid interference between Orbi and a bridge, unless the bridge was 2.4 GHz only.
Don't know if your able to get to Costco in US, they had the best deal on the three unit Orbi. I know some people are posting having major issues but it's actually worked out well for me except for using UPnP which I had to turn off.
The Two unit router should likely cover your house just fine in Wifi, but having that extra unit for a wireless bridge is definitly good and I am sure you know how useful it can be. It would definitly cost a lot more later to add a satellite, and the 4 band backhaul that the Orbi satellite provides is unparralled - it's almost like having the unit's wired.
Thanks for the heads-up re: CostCo. I do have a membership; and the price there for the RBK53 makes this decision a no-brainer.
I have a similar situation and looking for a solution for wired devices in my home-office. I too had considered putting an orbi-sat in the office for this.
However, my office is directly upstairs from the Router and I thought too close to put an additional satellite. In fact, I tried to put my single sat in the office and things became very unstable, I think the closeness cause too much wifi overlap. My Sat is now safely back in the other corner of the house.
martyfp wrote:I have a similar situation and looking for a solution for wired devices in my home-office. I too had considered putting an orbi-sat in the office for this.
However, my office is directly upstairs from the Router and I thought too close to put an additional satellite. In fact, I tried to put my single sat in the office and things became very unstable, I think the closeness cause too much wifi overlap. My Sat is now safely back in the other corner of the house.
Interesting.
Are you now using a conventional bridge? (Which one? Are you happy with its performance?)
At the current CostCo price (just about $100 more than Amazon's price for the RBK50), it's still worth getting the additional satellite "just in case". If it doesn't work out, I'll shop for a bridge.
