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iaeon
Mar 02, 2024Aspirant
SRK60 compatible satellites
Not sure I am in the right place - but I am trying to find out which Netgear Orbi satellites are compatible with an SRK60 Seems really difficult to find this information on the Netgear site. ...
iaeon
Mar 02, 2024Aspirant
Thanks for that. I will look for an SRS60 as you suggest.
Pity that there is not better backward compatibility with new products pairing to older routers. It's almost as if Netgear want us to start over with a whole new setup!
CrimpOn
Mar 02, 2024Guru - Experienced User
Part of the backward compatibility issue is simple: the WiFi6 (AX) products have a Qualcomm chip that allows for a higher capacity connection over 5G WiFi6. (1024QAM vs. 256QAM in the WiFi5 products). It would be complicated to keep track of how to communicate with satellites if they each have different radio chips. Likewise, what is the meaning settings such as "Enable AX" when some satellites are capable of 802.11ax and others are not?
I have no idea about "backward compatible" of the mesh WiFi systems from other vendors. (Google, eero, TP-Link, Asus, Velop, etc.
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