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JamesSimpson
May 05, 2024Tutor
Re: Is there any benefit to have a wired backhaul for an Orbi Mesh system?
In my experience no! I’ve had an RBR750 and 5x RBS750s for a couple of years. Although for some of that time I’ve had pretty good Wi-Fi network, I’ve spent countless hours/days/weeks fiddling tryin...
FURRYe38
May 06, 2024Guru - Experienced User
Just curious, what is the size of home you have all this in? In Sq Ft please.
Brand and model of switches used?
FW version currently loaded?
Lots of factors can contribute to wired BH not working, # of deployed RBS, configuration, placement and distances, cables used, condition of cables used, ethernet ports and pins.
All Orbi systems I have and tested, all work well with ethernet BH sans the use of any managed or smart switch.