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Orbi AX4200 and connecting it to a router
I have a model from my internet provider and a switch which distributes the internet signal throughout my house but only to certain rooms. Do I need to connect the Orbi router directly to the modem, ...
RBS can be more than 30 feet, depending upon building materials. I have one of my RBS out at 40 feet. Others have posted 50 feet as well.
I'd check the wiring the home. Lan connections is preferred for wired connections and best performances over wireless.
Normal and standard wire configurations and networking standards has any host router behind a ISP Modem/ont. Any and all LAN network switch fall behind the router for additional connections and good operation and performance thru out the network system. You can even daisy chain switches as well.
I still don't really understand how the router being connected to a port on a switch which switch is hooked to a modem is different than if there was no switch in the middle. I am not a techie, so maybe a really simple explanation would be helpful. Thanks.
Swtich can act like a router and also has some other featuers that may or may not impack good connections between the modem and a host router. There needs to be good connections between the modem/ONT and host router at all times. Only if something really needs a switch in between would this kind of configuration maybe needed, maybe for debugging would be one senario. For most and normal operations and configurations. Besides you can't connect a switch between the modem and router then connect a PC to this switch and expect to get internet access there. It doesn't work that way. You only have 1 WAN IP address getting passed from the modem to the main host router which its job is to hand out more then one IP address for devices while doing NAT. There has to be NAT between the modem and connected devices.
Keeping the connection limited to the modem directly to a host router is preferred. I also believe in using shortest length LAN cable between the modem and router as well.
Thanks I accept that answer and kind of understand it. So my house is hardwired with Cat5e and in some places i get 200mbps and some rooms only 30mbps. I was thinking of using the wired backhaul but do you agree that if were i would plug it in is only 30mbps, that i should avoid it? Basically i should ignore all of the wiring in my house? Does that make sense?
Also, it says the satellite should be no more than 30 feet from the router. So if the signal only goes 30 feet in every direction well, then wouldnt this really only cover 2700 square feet, ie, (30+30+30)=90 linear feet times 30 feet wide=2700?
Thanks and you have been very helpful.
RBS can be more than 30 feet, depending upon building materials. I have one of my RBS out at 40 feet. Others have posted 50 feet as well.
I'd check the wiring the home. Lan connections is preferred for wired connections and best performances over wireless.