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bignum
Aspirant
Jun 12, 2020

Can the RBK852 use its 2.5Gbps port in AP mode?

Hi,   I am considering the RBK852, but I will be using it in Access Point mode. I have an NBASE-T switch (Netgear MS510TX) and I'm wondering if I will get 2.5gbps wired throughput from the Orbi in ...
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bignum
Aspirant
Jul 27, 2020
The answer for now is that, yes, this appears to work. When connected to my Netgear MS510TX it negotiates a 2.5 gbps connection. I haven’t benchmarked the throughput yet however.
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FURRYe38
Guru
Jul 27, 2020

Good to hear. I presumed it would. I know i see the higher connection rate between my RBR and CAX80 which supports 2.5Gb on 1 port. 

I wish the LAN ports supported 2.5Gb. :smileywink: