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I am considering purchasing the RBK752 Orbi WiFi Router Mesh system.I cannot fing any information concerning the possibility of connecting Airport Expresses to the Orbi System. Is that possible?
Thank you.
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Most Orbi systems are backwards compatible.
Orbi Supports wireless modes:
Orbi AX4200 Router and AX4200 Satellite
(600 + 1200 + 2400Mbps)†
• Simultaneous Tri-band WiFi
- Radio 1: IEEE®
802.11b/g/n/ax
2.4GHz—1024-QAM support
- Radio 2: IEEE®
802.11a/n/ac/ax
5GHz—1024-QAM support
- Radio 3: IEEE®
802.11a/n/ac/ax
5GHz—1024-QAM supporthttps://www.netgear.com/images/datasheet/orbi/RBK752.pdf
Review the support and wireless modes of your AEs to see what modes they support. Contact Apple support for further information regarding this.
I have my Airport Time Capsule (ATC) wired to Orbi in AP mode. I think you can easily the same setup in AE.
If you want the AE connected wirelessly, I would recommend that if you get the Orbi AX system in, configure the RBR to use the same SSID name and password as you are currently using on your current wifi router. Then once you get the Orbi AX system online, migration with your wifi devices should be seemless and they should all connect to the Orbi AX system. You may need to reboot your wifi devices.
Thank you for your excellent information. I appreciate your help!
