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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...
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.
Okay - maybe I didn't make myself clear. Of course I only want to have one network, but from the room situation there is no good WLAN transmission possible between the two routers. Would it be possible to connect a satellite to the router via a LAN cable? I would have a router (with one satellite over WLAN) and then a satellite (with another satellite over WLAN). With this I would probably cover the building perfectly.
Yes you can connect RBS to RBRs via ethernet:
The two systems would not be connected wirelessly as a mesh system. You would have two separate wifi SSIDs. RBRs can not be used like RBSs as well.
thank you very much for the quick response. Just so I understand correctly. I can attach a satellite to an Orbi Router RBR850 via LAN cable but then mesh would no longer work and I would have two SSIDs again, which means two different networks. This is of course not what I want. I want to connect a mesh network to a router and depending on the satellite either via WLAN or LAN cable. If I've got this right, I can't do that with Orbi. Is that right?