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nk1975's avatar
nk1975
Aspirant
Jun 15, 2020
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Questions about wired backhaul

Hello 

I recently bought the Orbi AX6000 rbk852 2 pack 

and am pretty happy with it. 

However I still get a few weak signals around my house. I have the router upstairs 

and the satilite in the basement directly wired into the gaming system for the kids.

I am considering buying another satelite so I can set up the wired backhaul.

Will that give me any additional benifit?

 

Thanks!

 

7 Replies

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru
    Jun 15, 2020

    Sometimes wired vs wirelss is more stable than wireless or if you want a RBS out a fare distance from the RBR, the RBS won't connect wirelessly so wired RBS can be setup for this configuration. The only draw back is that the back haul speed is limited to 1000Mbos vs 2400Mbps that the Orbi AX provides wirelessly. 1000Mpbs wired speeds are still good and have good performances. 

    • nk1975's avatar
      nk1975
      Aspirant
      Jun 15, 2020

      Ok, thanks!

      So I can still have my satelite in the basement wired into the gaming system, 

      and buy the 3rd satalite and do the wired backhaul into the main router?

      That's what I want to do.

      I am fine with the speeds, as the wireless speeds on 5g and kinda all over the place.

      Thanks!