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markw037
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Mar 01, 2023

orbi rbke953s connection

So i am thinking of buying the rbke953s  at the moment i have other wireless AP which are connected via a ethernet port to the router.   So my questions are    A : Are they POE compatible B : If...
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FURRYe38
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Mar 01, 2023
markw037 wrote:

So i am thinking of buying the rbke953s  at the moment i have other wireless AP which are connected via a ethernet port to the router.

 

So my questions are 

 

A : Are they POE compatible - No. 

B : If A is yes then can i still create a mesh system by connection the  satellites units  to the Router/HUB provided in the 3 unit option or do i need to disconnect them and do it via the wireless connection and therefore have to buy separate a POE unit from my current unit 

FYI:

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