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Orbi RBE871 with RBS50
I recently bought an Orbi 870 series router RBE871 with one RBE870 satellite. I'm finding that my WiFi coverage does not seem as good as with my old Orbi RBR50 router and RBS50 satellite. If I try ...
Alas, no. Netgear designed the Orbi products with limited compatibility. This web page shows which satellites are compatible with the RBE871 router:
https://kb.netgear.com/000065169/Which-Orbi-routers-and-satellites-are-compatible
i.e. the only compatible satellite is the RBE870.