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jepper35's avatar
jepper35
Follower
Dec 30, 2021

can the orbi router rbr750 work as a satelite in a setup?

i have to  Orbi RBK752 AX4200 tri-band mesh wi-fi 6 set and i wonder i i can use one of the routers as a satelite so i get 1 router and 3 satelite?
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 30, 2021

RBRs can only work in router or AP mode. Not as RBS. 

  • Foden's avatar
    Foden
    Apprentice
    Jan 06, 2022

    Aren't the satelite's basically AP's?

    • CrimpOn's avatar
      CrimpOn
      Guru - Experienced User
      Jan 06, 2022
      Foden wrote:

      Aren't the satelite's basically AP's?

      Yes, they are.  (Isn't a taxi cab basically a 'car'?)

      The difference is that the all mesh systems communicate with each other about which devices are connected and have advanced features to handle the "hand off' from one access point to another.

       

      A normal WiFi access point knows nothing about any other WiFi unit.

       

      It is really irritating that Netgear decided to implement the Orbi system this way.  Other vendors who use identical hardware for routers and satellites allow the user to define which unit will be the gateway to the internet and the rest can be satellites.  But, Netgear chose to do it this way.

       

      There was one enterprising hacker who discovered a way to change the original RBR50 router into an RBS50 satellite, but thus far no one has come up with a similar method for other models.