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Hello,
Few things i know others have brought up but I will also.
1. Add Orbi Routers the ability to also connect as a satellite. For example many of us because both on the home and business version needed extra satellites but they were not available yet so we purchased extra sets with routers. The routers are doing nothing but stored, total waste of money. Yes we can make them AP but need to be hardwired, this was purchased for a wireless solution, not wired solution. If the next firmware can upgrade the routers to also go into satellite mode would be great or give us a firmware to upload to turn the routers into a satellite. We already spent to the money think it would be the right thing to do. Since both router and satellite are the same hardware.
2. Because of the limit satellites for the orbi pro it would be nice if the satellites from the orbi home were compatible.
I think this has been the greatest stress and also the limit on how many satellites a router can support. This is a great platform but great limitations for my business I have Orbi Router 2 satellites and have the 2 ex8000 6xs connected to cover our warehouse and office and have 2 extra routers i cant do anything with other than hard wire. Still have dead space but at the point as a business i really dont want to waste more money just to buy combo orbi pros because of this limitation. I think if this can be worked up this will switch alot of business to use this great product. Also since both Nighthawk 6xs and 4xs are the same hardware as orbi can future firmware allow them to show up satellites?
Thank you
GTG
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I like this, I have an extra Orbi router and it's on ebay at the moment but if I can use it as a satellite then I'll keep it.
Have any of you tried flashing the RBS50 firmware onto a RBR50? Maybe itâll work?
+1 Netgear.....make it so, please đ
+1 again
Yes I have tried the flashing and it goes half way then stops. Think netgear was smarter this time to prevent people to flash this hardware. So far I am sitting on extra routers because its cheaper to buy combo and just used the satellite. At this point i have 6 satellites connected to my network. Still sitting on extra 4 routers. Hope sooner than later they can allow the routers to be flashed to satellites or just add satellite mode.
Is there any feedback from Netgear on this?
Just how many features from this subforum are actually considered as viable options?
You've got a host of good customers feeling somewhat aggrieved that they have expensive door stops & the hardware between the router/satellites must be near, if not identical, making it a relatively simple firmware modification.
This should really have been considered at the beginning of the Orbi project so that suggests to me it's been omitted deliberately.
If that's the case, wouldn't it just be more professional to declare this feature will never be supported so people can make a conscious decision to move platforms to cater for their needs.
!!!!! AGREE !!!!!!
+2 please sort this out Netgear - I will advise friends and family to buy Netgear if this is enabled...thanks
+3 I cannot agree more. Netgear, please see what your rivals are doing... Their products are so user-friendly and flexible....
Please add this feature.
