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NETGEAR RAX 200 / Orbi
How can I connect these two router together so I can extend my WIFI around my house. I get some dead spots that I need help with. I own both routers.
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RAX and Orbi are not wirelessly intermixable. They can work separately.
You could use the RAX has the main host router and configure the Orbi for AP Mode. Vice Versa between them.
It's not recommended to have two routers on the same line.
The RAX can work as a wifi client in bridge mode.
If you need additional information, Netgear has set up a community forum specifically for the Orbi AC products:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/bd-p/OrbiNetgear has set up a community forum specifically for the NightHawk RAX WiFi 6 Router products:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Routers-with-WiFi-6-AX/bd-p/en-home-routers-nighthawk-wifi-ax6I've literally had my network setup with both.
But they don't integrate.
What I did was setup the RAX as the primary router. And I connected the Orbi system to it in access point mode.
This allowed me to have peak performance/speeds while connected to the RAX network and for my devices on the peripheral or that moved around a lot, I had on the orbi for better coverage. Just make sure you have the 2 networks on different ssid's and using different wireless channels to prevent interference.
It'd be nice if they integrated together but sadly, they dont.
- I plugged in my Orbi and I have Frontier FiberOptic 1000 Mbps both up and download. But I noticed with my Orbi, I see speeds up to 990 Mbps (up) and 998 Mbps (down) speed. But with my RAX 200 the most I get is 850 up / 820 down. I have it programs to handle speeds of 1000 Mbps 2.4 ghz and 4800 Mbps 5Ghz. Is there a setting I have to change?
How are you testing speeds? The built in speedtest isn't that accurate at speeds over 500mbps as it rarely picks the best server.
