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RBR850 and RBS850 in AP mode with RAX80
Hello all. I have a few questions and wanted to lean on the experts :). I have several (6) Cat5 wires throughout the house. They terminate in one location down in my basement (which is whe...
First off if you have cat5 cable, you should upgrade it for the faster speed throughput.
You should not lose any quality or WIFI speed if you use the RAX80 as the primary router and Orbi in AP mode. The specs are very close.
Don't quite understand your question. If you are referring to satellites, they should be plugged into the RBR850 router, if you want wired backhaul. Wireless backhaul is a different story. However you can plug both satellites into the RBR850 router or a switch connected to the RBR850 router, or run wireless backhaul.
Thanks mstrrbig.
The question was can I maintain the hardwire mesh connection witih the RBR and RBS plugged directly into the RAX80 router? The answer appears to be no, which means I need a cable to the RBR wan and a cable from the RBR lan to the RBS or to a switch that is connected to the RBS. So two cable are needed to and from the RBR850.
cabchop wrote:Thanks mstrrbig.
The question was can I maintain the hardwire mesh connection witih the RBR and RBS plugged directly into the RAX80 router? The answer appears to be no, which means I need a cable to the RBR wan and a cable from the RBR lan to the RBS or to a switch that is connected to the RBS. So two cable are needed to and from the RBR850.
You could try connecting your WAN and LAN port of the RBR850 to the RAX80 and then connect the 2 satellites to the RAX80. You may have issues or it may work. Or connect Orbi router WAN to RAX80 and ORBI router LAN and both satellites to a switch.
My home was initially setup a similar way before I installed a wireless mesh system. I had 2 routers connected to the main router. The main router was connected to a switch in the garage, with a WAN and LAN port connection. Then the other 2 routers were connected to the same switch from their LAN ports. The main router was the DHCP server and it covered my entire 2 story home.
Now my Orbi router is connected via WAN to the ARRIS ISP modem and LAN to a 16 port switch. From there I have cables going to wired devices and 2 satellites. Each satellite has an 8 port switch connected to them, connected to wired devices. Of course my wireless devices use the Wireless Mesh system.
RBS needs to be connected behind the RBR:
Although this is not a good office environment setup, due to internal security risks, I currently have a couple of home systems, due to ISP modem and switch in a bad location, setup as follows:
Homes were pre wired to every room. ISP modem and switch,with modem connected to the switch, are in a remote closet. 2 network cables come from the router, one WAN, one LAN, to the switch. Some wired devices and 2 satellites are connected to the switch. The ISP modem is distributing 1 IP address, that is configured on the router. The router is set to Router mode and DHCP server is distributing IP addresses to the devices and satellites. There have been no issues.
My own home was setup in a similar way before I changed ISPs and went with a mesh system. My ONT and 16 port switch were in a closet, with the ONT connected to the switch. The main router was also connected to the switch via LAN and WAN port. 2 routers, in AP mode, were connected from their LAN port to the switch, along with a few other devices connected to the switch. I never had any issues.
Since changing ISPs, my new configuration is ISP Modem>Orbi Router>Switch>2 satellites and few devices. Then each Satellite has 8 port switches connected to them, with devices connected to the switches.
