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Goshawk2929
Sep 29, 2024Follower
Orbi RBR860S vs Nighthawk AX6600 RAX70
I currently have Nighthawk AX6600 RAX70 Tri-Band router and looking to upgrade and have lots of questions for those that use Orbi. First off my reason for upgrading is due to getting into home au...
FURRYe38
Sep 30, 2024Guru - Experienced User
What is the size of the home in Sq Feet?
I would recommend a Orbi 960 series if you have plans to upgrade the ISP past 1Gb.
Goshawk2929 wrote:
I currently have Nighthawk AX6600 RAX70 Tri-Band router and looking to upgrade and have lots of questions for those that use Orbi.
First off my reason for upgrading is due to getting into home automation.
I currently have over 70 devices connected to my RAX70 wirelessly, have 2 Synology NAS devices connected via LAN to router, and network switch connected (as have many smart home hubs).
SO one questions I have is IoT. Upgrading to a router that has IoT setup capability for security purposes and speed/ease of use/setup.
From my understanding, non of the Nighthawks offer IoT feature?
Is IoT really good security wise?
Is the Ax6000 a stand alone router and can add satellites to create a mesh later? I currently don't need a mesh system with size of my home and location of my router.
I had been very happy and comfortable with RAX70 features and setup/modify of settings but with the addition of devices it has really been slowed down.
Is Orbi the way to go? How happy have been those that use just a single Orbi router?