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ClFan
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May 29, 2021

RBK50 — Orbi AC3000 Tri-band WiFi System - Use of extenders

Hello, I have a Orbii AC3000 (RBK50) with one satelite.  I want to extend the range in the house by using a wall plug in extender.  When I use an extender and I assign the same name to the extender so that it acts like a satelite and we don't have to have devices select a different WiFi name?  Thank you.

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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru
    May 30, 2021

    You can do that but it might not function like the orbi system as they don't integrate like an orbi satellite. 

    The EX7500/EX7700/EX8000 work fairly similar. The other extenders do work but again, they probably won't roam the same. 

    There is an orbi plugin that is compatible. The RBW30