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Exoset
Mar 27, 2021Aspirant
Orbi Pro 6 - Ceiling alternative to Wifi 5 SRC60
Hi there, Owner of the combo : SRR60 (Router) + SRS60 (Satellite) + SRC60 (Ceiling Satellite) I recently purchased : SXR80 (Router) + SXS80 (Satellite) + WAX610 (Ceiling AP) Some issues here...
schumaku
Mar 28, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Ok, I see you locked into what the industry does sell you as a Mesh. Based on another thread, we find you operate the Orbi Pro WiFi 6 system in AP mode, so all the wired SXx80 systems are wireless APs.
Primary usage for the "Mesh" systems is providing a nice throw-in network, where all devices are connected typically to a wired backhaul, and all radios are offering the same SSID, under the same security settings, and offer IEEE 802.11k and 802.11v as assistance for ideal roaming, and sometimes paired with 802.11r for fast roaming.
The WAC5xx and WAX6xx are cloud manageable wireless access points, by using Insight, it makes up a wireless system providing IEEE 802.11k and 802.11, paired with 802.11r for fast roaming. So everything what makes up a "Mesh" from the standards prospective.
In my understanding - afraid, I have no Orbi Pro WiFi 6 (SXx80) system for practical testing - it should be possible to add the SXx80 system to Insight, almost just like the WAC5xx and WAX6xx access points.
This does not imply the WAX610 for example can be integrated as a satellite (like the SRC60 with the SRx60) into the "Mesh" system [read the Orbi management].
Technically, the SRC60 and the WAC540 are very similar (even the same FCC ID)- one is an Orbi Pro Satellite, and the other is wireless AP. The difference in software is that the SRC60 can be integrated as a satellite into the Orbi management framework, typically in a wireless backhaul. The part not available to the SRC60 was the ability to operate VLANs - because the Orbi Pro (as a derivative from the consumer Orbi) does not have VLAN support.
Convinced, as soon as Netgear has tri-band WiFi 6 platform available, there will be a SRC60-like Orbi Pro WiFi 6 Ceiling Satellite appear on the market to complement the SXx80.
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