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Compatibility RBS50Yv2 with RBS750 Router
I'm being told that the RBS50Yv2 Outdoor Satellite isn't compatible with my existing RBS750 Router and Satellites. It says right on Netgear website that it works with existing Wi-Fi and on the box w...
RMarble57 wrote:
"Outdoor WiFi Mesh Extender works with your existing WiFi to easily extend your WiFi outdoors.
This is correct. The RBS50Y has two firmware loads:
- Satellite mode, which is compatible only with the original WiFi5 Orbi products, and which is not compatible with the newer WiFi6 and WiFi6E Orbi nor with any other WiFi router from anybody.
- Extender mode, which is compatible with every brand of WiFi router, but which is not a true satellite. It acts just like a WiFi extender from any other company (although designed to be mounted outdoors). This means that WiFi devices do not roam seamlessly between the RBS50Y and the rest of the Orbi network as they would if the unit were a true satellite.
Only you can decide if this matters. For example, if the purpose of the unit is to connect some WiFi security cameras which cannot move, then they are unlikely to be bothered by not being able to roam seamlessly. If the units to be connected are so far from the main network that they will almost certainly drop WiFi completely before coming into range of the main network, roaming is no issue.
If you expect smartphone, tablets, and laptops to switch over as soon as the signal from the satellite becomes better (or worse), then you may be disappointed.