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UrbanL
Apr 16, 2020Guide
using 2 Orbi RBR850
Hello - I have a relatively large house >280 square meters. From the room coverage it would be very helpful to connect two "routers" via LAN cable and then cover the area with one satellite each. I b...
- Apr 18, 2020
No, you'll still have MESH and a signle SSID name if you connect the RBS to the RBR. The only thing that changes is the backhaul method, goes from wireless to wired is all.
FURRYe38
Apr 16, 2020Guru - Experienced User
You would have two separate wifi SSID networks. It would work if you kept wifi channels far apart from each other.
Would these be configured for AP mode with main host router upstream from the NR1 switch?