RBK763S - Adding additional Satellites and Routers (AP)

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GreenJP wrote:

Would having 2 routers in AP mode and my current setup work?

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The answer is "sort  of".

Any WiFi Access Point can be connected to the existing Orbi network using an Ethernet cable. (from any brand).

It can be set to broadcast the same WiFi SSID or to any SSID of your choosing.

In this configuration, these spare Orbi routers will add devices to the existing LAN IP subnet.  They will all be able to connect to each other.

The issue is that these additional WiFi access points are not part of the "mesh".  Devices will not roam seamlessly between these units and the existing units.  Devices connected to either part (primary or add-ons) will tend to "stick" to that access point until it becomes inaccessible, at which point they will look around for a WiFi network to join.

As an example, you could have WiFi systems in two houses miles apart with the same WiFi credentials, which devices can save in order to connect without requiring the user to enter a password.  When you go to one house, "aha. here's a WiFi I know how to log onto."  When you go to the other house, the same thing happen.  It is not surprising that the device loses connection to one house before connecting to the other.

So, walking from the barn to the house may cause the signal to drop so far that a phone disconnects from the barn and "finds" the house system. Or..... it may not.