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mooney21
Aspirant
Apr 30, 2020

Orbi Top Talker

There is no more possibilities to check, for each device connected, the bandwidth consumption - in real time -  (as we did in previous Netgear routers / WIFI). For me it's a huge weakness for a syste...
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kildare
Luminary
Apr 30, 2020

However using a router and the Orbi in AP mode couldn't solve the problem of mooney21 

as he needs to check the bandwidth consumption for each connected device...

 

FURRYe38 wrote:

If Orbi isn't something tuned for your liking, then you might find a router that does and use the Orbi in AP mode to take advantage of the wifi MESH system. You can connect Orbi to any router. 

 

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 30, 2020

That maybe handled by what ever router he gets that can check each device. The Orbi in AP mode is just mostly pass thru traffic to the up stream router.