NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Does WIFI 6 satelite work with RBR50 if wired
I see on the product page that RBS850 only works with a wifi-6 router, but what If I want to add my satellite wired? Would this WIFI6 orbi satellite still work with the mesh network if it was hooked ...
mcgixxer wrote:I see on the product page that RBS850 only works with a wifi-6 router, but what If I want to add my satellite wired? Would this WIFI6 orbi satellite still work with the mesh network if it was hooked up that way?
What an amazing question. I have seen responses that the older WiFi-5 satellites will connect to the newer AX router only using ethernet (not WiFi). To my knowledge, this is the first time this question has come up. There are a couple of people who watch this forum who may own both the original WiFi-5 Orbi and the new WiFi-6 AX Orbi. Maybe one of them would find it interesting to perform an experiment.