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Is it possible to add 5 or more satellites (RBS850)with RBR850 router
Hi, Í´ve bought 5 satellites to my AX6000 router, but when Iam trying to connect the fifth satellite it turns magenta, and wont connect to the router. I know that Netgear says that the recommended nu...
Glad thats all it was.
Please mark your thread as solved so others will know. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
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My home is 190 m2, so that is 2045 sq feet. One plane and a basement. I have 2 satellites in the basement (one wired), one satellite in the garage (wired), one satellite in the masterbedroom (wired) and now I want one satellite in my kids room (wireless). I will try to connect the 5th satellite with the router using ethernet. Do you know if it is possible to connect a 5th satellite to Orbi wifi 6 (RBR850)?
Chrillthesill wrote:
Do you know if it is possible to connect a 5th satellite to Orbi wifi 6 (RBR850)?
That Netgear knowledge-base article referenced above "recommends" up to four and clearly states that adding more "might negatively affect performance". I take that to mean, Yes, you can.
If the house is typical construction, that is a LOT of WiFi access points in a small area.
Yes I saw that reply on the Netgear site and interpreted it that way, but no one have told me how to do it. I know that it is a lot of access points, but I need one for my boiler, one for the garage etc. We have 190 m2 on the main floor and 80 m2 for the basement and 1200m2 garden.
What is the distances the garage from the main home building?
Whats this Boiler?
Part of a garden could be covered but the intent of the orbi system is for mostly internal building coverage with "some" external coverage on the outside.
Im from Sweden so english is not my native language. With boiler I mean the system for heating our home and warm water. I want it to be smart connected and that means that I have to have it connected using ethernet. The internet connection in the garage was lousy and I need it for our electric cars. We have both concrete and walls of wood. My son plays alot of playstation in the basement and has a computer in his room. Íve measured the signal in this different spots and need more access points. Thats just how it is and now I have a 5th satellite that is already mounted on the wall, but I cant connect it.
There was a problem on the original Orbi product that made adding more than three satellites complicated. The web page for adding satellites had room for only three satellites. This forced users who wanted more satellites to
- Power off a satellite, reducing the number to two.
- Ignore the Attached Devices option to "Delete" the satellite that was now disconnected.
- Add the third satellite.
- Power that one satellite back on.
- To add #5, two existing satellites had to be powered off, etc.
In the time since that explanation showed up on the forum, there have been numerous firmware updates, so I do not know if that web page issue was fixed (or not).
And, I never saw a comment one way or the other about adding more than three satellites to the AX products.
The app remains a mystery. I use so many features that are available only in the web interface that I have little experience with the app.
Chrillthesill wrote:
I need one for my boiler, one for the garage etc
It is a chore when devices require an Ethernet connection (perhaps the boiler? something in the garage?)
One alternative to installing a satellite for the purpose of providing an Ethernet capability at the location is to use a WiFi extender that has an Ethernet jack on it.
Can I use a Wifi extender with my RBR850 system in the basement to connect the boiler instead of the RBS850? Does any wifi extender do or must it be a Orbi compatible one? Which in such case?