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Orbi 750 as cable connected wifi extender.
Hi,
I moved to a new place with ethernet cables going from a central room into all rooms. I plan to use a switch and put my orbi devices into different rooms, all connected to this switch, for wifi coverage in all rooms.
Is there a mode for such use case? Otherwise, are there any other recommendations for us? The place were moving into will have gigabit fiber up/down, is about 2500 sqft in 1 story.
I moved to a new place with ethernet cables going from a central room into all rooms. I plan to use a switch and put my orbi devices into different rooms, all connected to this switch, for wifi coverage in all rooms.
Is there a mode for such use case? Otherwise, are there any other recommendations for us? The place were moving into will have gigabit fiber up/down, is about 2500 sqft in 1 story.
You should go
modem--->router---->switch/satellites
Otherwise if you're going modem/ont-----switch-----orbi (in router mode) the devices connected to the switch might be getting a public ip address from your ISP and not one of the private one from the router. Plus its less secure.
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- Does this apply?
https://kb.netgear.com/000051205/What-is-Ethernet-backhaul-and-how-do-I-set-it-up-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System?article=000051205
I want to get this switch. Will it work?
https://www.newegg.com/netgear-jgs524-24-x-10-100-1000-mbps-twisted-pair-rj-45/p/N82E16833122058Yes and yes.
What actual system do you have? There's the CBK version of the orbi that is coax cable only and the RBK version that is a router.
So if you have fibre, its good to know what router you're starting with.
I'm not 100% sure but my Orbi does only router stuff. I was on comcast and before I have coax coming to a modem and then ethernet to orbi. I imagine that on fiber it would be similar that I'll have a fiber modem stuff but not sure.
So my setup would look like:
- ISP
- Modem
- Switch
- Orbi main
- Orbi satellite
- Orbi satellite
- Ps5 and stuff
Am I understanding correctly?
Also, I'm still fascinated that a switch can magically do all the traffic for me that it just works after I have ethernet plugged in and I can just sit back and enjoy its hard work. It's not like that the switch has a WAN port like on a router (and I don't understand the difference). Or have I missed anything?
Otherwise, should I do
- ISP
- Modem
- Orbi main wan
- Switch
- Orbi satellite
- Orbi satellite
- Other stuff
?
Not sure which should I do. Please suggest. Thanks in advance!
