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arobinson8
Sep 14, 2020Aspirant
ORBI AX 4200 CHANGE ROUTER TO EXTENDER
Hi can you please help me with this.
At present I have my main router in the garden office, running at 1Gb fibe-optic, cat 6 from the router to the house with an extender at the end of it.
I would like to use the mesh system. I'm looking at replacing my existing extender with the Orbi AX4200, making it an extender and using the 2 satellites.
My questions are.....
Can I make the Orbi router an extender and once it is an extender , will the satellites recignise the extender and pair with it?
I have attached a diagram of what I want to do.
Thanks Allan
You can run it in access point mode. It'd work just as your diagram depects. in access point mode, it leaves the primary "main router from your diagram" running in router mode and just acts as a wireless access point and controlls the other satellites.
6 Replies
- plemansGuru - Experienced User
You can run it in access point mode. It'd work just as your diagram depects. in access point mode, it leaves the primary "main router from your diagram" running in router mode and just acts as a wireless access point and controlls the other satellites.
- arobinson8Aspirant
Thanks thats a great help. I will now purchase one and set it up as an extender.
Have a great day
- arobinson8Aspirant
how many satellites can the ORBI AX 4200 handle. I know you can buy the pack with 2 satillites , just wondering if I could connect another external one
Thanks
- plemansGuru - Experienced User
Official support says you can have up to 6 satellites with a maximum of 2 in a daisy chain. It says you can add more than 6 but expect performance hits.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062035/How-many-satellites-can-you-add-to-an-Orbi-WiFi-System
- FURRYe38Guru - Experienced User
Orbi routers can't operate in RBS mode.
arobinson8 wrote:Hi can you please help me with this.
At present I have my main router in the garden office, running at 1Gb fibe-optic, cat 6 from the router to the house with an extender at the end of it.
I would like to use the mesh system. I'm looking at replacing my existing extender with the Orbi AX4200, making it an extender and using the 2 satellites.
My questions are.....
Can I make the Orbi router an extender and once it is an extender , will the satellites recignise the extender and pair with it?
I have attached a diagram of what I want to do.
Thanks Allan