Orbi ax6000 wired?

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Sviel wrote:
Hi, is it better to hardwire the Router with the satellite?

Thanks

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michaelkenwardcould have been more 'direct'.  "AX6000" is a description that Netgear uses with a number of different routers in the Nighthawk and Orbi product lines.  The actual model number printed on the product label indicates exactly which WiFi router. This will lead to the proper Netgear forum where people who have that model can comment on if they were able to connect using ethernet.

In general: Yes, it is better to connect satellites to the main router with a high-quality etherne cable capable of gigabit speeds.  Because this is simply impractical for the majority of customers, vendors have created these "Tri-band" WiFi systems which use a separate 5G channel for the communication between satellites and router.  Want to move it?  Just pick it up.  If it were physically wired, relocation could be a major chore.  Gigabit ethernet is a "full duplex" communication.  There is no WiFi overhead (beacon frames, etc.) and WiFi channels are worse than "half duplex".  If two satellites are connected to the router, only one device can broadcast at a time. The others must "back off" and wait for the channel to free up. Performance falls off with distance and obstacles, so that magic "AX6000" might be achieved when the satellite is sitting next to the router, but never in "real world" conditions.  (The older "Dual band" WiFi systems use the same 5G channel for satellite/router connection as they use for user devices.  So, user devices must pause every time the satellite communicates with the route and the satellites must pause every time a user device broadcasts.) Tri-band offers greater throughput then Dual-band, and gig ethernet offers even more.