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Aspirant

May 21, 2020

Orbi RBK852-Connect to satellites by Ethernet?

Recently got the RBK852 with 2 satellites. Are any of the ports on the satellites WAN & able to connect to the main unit or is it all remotely? (My house has ethernet ports throughout so I'm not wo...

FURRYe38

Guru - Experienced User

May 21, 2020

https://kb.netgear.com/000051205/What-is-Ethernet-backhaul-and-how-do-I-set-it-up-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System

Working with most recent FW as of yesterday:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/New-v3-2-15-25-FW-update-seen-in-Orbi-App-Today/m-p/1917250/highlight/true#M3939

skrishnan37
Aspirant
May 22, 2020
With those speeds, should I be using cat 6 cables only?
And are Ethernet cables like cell phone charging cables. The longer the cable, the less the performance?
- FURRYe38
  Guru - Experienced User
  May 22, 2020
  At minimum, yes. Cat6 or higher. I've been using CAT6 for years. Great performances.
  No they are not.