NETGEAR Airbridge WBC502 compatibility with NIGHTHAWK MESH MK63 system, ORBI RBS50Y extender

[Ley1]

Ok, The NG Airbridge WBC502 looks like the ticket for my needs. I saw no info related to its compatibility. Will it "mesh" ok with the Nighthawk system and also the OBI extender, if I deside to use it as well? (refer to previous comments and my question)

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@Ley1 wrote:

The NG Airbridge WBC502 looks like the ticket for my needs.

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Explaining your problem or what you reed from the Airbridge information available and how this might fit your needs.

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@Ley1 wrote:

I saw no info related to its compatibility.

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For a reason... There is a lot of information available on the Airbridge, and it's possible usage, with very few is missing in fact.

The Airbridge is a wireless bridge for connecting two networks as a L2 bridge - like a network cable, over the air, with a RJ45 Ethernet port at both ends, connecting two Ethernet switches, connecting an Ethernet switch with a camera on a distance, ... creating a point-to-point connection.

Ok, there is a variant with a point-to-multipoint for a small sector, too - also TDMA - e.g. for a surveillance camera, for a video doorbell, and the like (at each point with an Airbridge box) in the front yard for example.

And as a side effect, an Airbridge box can be configured to work as a simple 5 GHz wireless access point, connected to an Ethernet, and supporting Wi-Fi clients on normal Wi-Fi range.

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@Ley1 wrote:

Will it "mesh" ok with the Nighthawk system and also the OBI extender, if I deside to use it as well? (refer to previous comments and my question)

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In the Airbridge mode (permitting the range of up to 3000 meters over the free air and a fesnel zone of about 7.5 meters) the system is using TDMA, not Wi-Fi. Therefore no Mesh, no wireless client access, .... Oh and not a Wi-Fi EasyMesh member, not an Orni Mesh member, ...

[Ley1]

Please refer to my question posted on "WYFI RANGE EXTENDERS AND MESH SYSTEMS" board.

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@Ley1 wrote:

The NG Airbridge WBC502 looks like the ticket for my needs.

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Explaining your problem or what you reed from the Airbridge information available and how this might fit your needs.

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@Ley1 wrote:

I saw no info related to its compatibility.

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For a reason... There is a lot of information available on the Airbridge, and it's possible usage, with very few is missing in fact.

The Airbridge is a wireless bridge for connecting two networks as a L2 bridge - like a network cable, over the air, with a RJ45 Ethernet port at both ends, connecting two Ethernet switches, connecting an Ethernet switch with a camera on a distance, ... creating a point-to-point connection.

Ok, there is a variant with a point-to-multipoint for a small sector, too - also TDMA - e.g. for a surveillance camera, for a video doorbell, and the like (at each point with an Airbridge box) in the front yard for example.

And as a side effect, an Airbridge box can be configured to work as a simple 5 GHz wireless access point, connected to an Ethernet, and supporting Wi-Fi clients on normal Wi-Fi range.

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@Ley1 wrote:

Will it "mesh" ok with the Nighthawk system and also the OBI extender, if I deside to use it as well? (refer to previous comments and my question)

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In the Airbridge mode (permitting the range of up to 3000 meters over the free air and a fesnel zone of about 7.5 meters) the system is using TDMA, not Wi-Fi. Therefore no Mesh, no wireless client access, .... Oh and not a Wi-Fi EasyMesh member, not an Orni Mesh member, ...

[Ley1]

Thank you for the "education" on all this. I now have a better understanding of the roll this AirBridge equipment can be used for!

Appreciate you taking the time to explain all this. Your layout of an example system , on the other Board, very helpfull!

Thanks agan