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Help Please... Wifi 6 with 4G Lte Failover
Hello all,
My smarthome is expanding and now my existing Nighthawk X10 R9000 is failing to keep up, unfortunately.
I've done the Netgear "Find my Orbi Router" questions...
It appears I need to upgrade to the Netgear Wifi 6 AX6000 (RBK853) setup (2 satellites) but I also wanted to have a failover to 4G LTE
What's the best, and most reliable way, to add a 4G LTE (or 3G) failover to the above Netgear Wifi 6 setup?
Thank you.
Steve
Something that isn't suported on Orbi systems or most any home class router.
Failover is mainly for business or enterprise class environments. You'll need to check into one of these classes for failover features.
Good Luck.
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Something that isn't suported on Orbi systems or most any home class router.
Failover is mainly for business or enterprise class environments. You'll need to check into one of these classes for failover features.
Good Luck.
Just to add...
Reason I'm looking at the (RBK853) Wifi 6 setup is mainly due to the amount of Smarthome Devices we have here now... it's too many I think now for the current X10 R9000 router to handle.
- 10 x 1080p Camera Streaming
- 3 x PS5 Games Consoles (replacing current PS4 games consoles)
- 3 x Laptops
- 4 x Mobile Phones
- 4 x Tablets
- 1 x Heating
- 6 x Alexa's
- 2 x IP Voip Phones
- 25 x LED Smart Lights
- 1 x Backup Security System
- 8 x Smoke Alarm Detectors
- 1 x LightwaveRF sockets/switches/Hub
- 2 x 4K Smart TV's
- 10 x Various internet devices (AVR Amp, Printers, Air Quality Monitors, Doorbells, etc)
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
https://kb.netgear.com/31029/Where-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satelliteThats a lot, ya I would say and orbi system with at least two RBS. Three maybe, howver placement and distance will need to be observed.
It's a relatively small 3 bedroom detached house in the UK, but my main issues are volume of IP addresses and the sheer amount of devices connected at any one time.
The satellites would most likely be no more than 20 feet apart from each other.
The reason why I was looking at 2 satellites and not one, was mainly because I need to hardwire my IP Phones into the main router in my office. There's a 'black spot' right in the middle of the house on the 1st floor (the boiler room) which is has alloy heat shielded walls. It causes connectivity issues between the Kitchen and the current router position.
I was then going to hardwire my TV and PS5 into another satellite in the Living RoomI was then going to hardware my Sons PS5 into another satellite in his bedroom
Basically we still enjoy gaming and I wanted the best / fastest speeds for us all without compromising anything
Steve