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Upgrade RBR850 advice
After going through the RBR50 FW upgrade issues (intermittent connection), my Orbi system is running without problems. Initially I thought my Orbi was broken so I purchased a RBR 850 from Amazon. ...
My home is wood framed single level 1600 sq. feet.The distance from router to satellite is approximately 30 feet. What advantages does the AX Wifi mode(s) offer? Sorry if this is dumb
question.
Higher connection rate speeds and faster bandwidth, however you need AX mode supporting devices to take advantage of this. Also some devices are limited by there design, even though some support AX modes, it's the antenna configuration that will impact how AX devices work and perform. 2x2 antenna configurations will be limited by the performance and speed. 4x4 antenna configurations wil have the ability to take advantage of higher speeds and performances.
If I switch out the RBR50 to the RBR850, will I have to reconnect all of my devices to my network or do they automatically connect? Second question is do most people use the Orbi app to do the set up or use the web based method?
If you use the same SSID name and PW on wifi. you wifi devices should auto reconnect to the RBR850.
Web based browser setup is preferred.
Furrye38,
Thanks for all your input. I did a search and found this on the Forum. https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/Setting-up-New-RBR850-from-RBR50-with-OnQ-set-up/td-p/1894444. Would this be the way to do the switch?