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AX6000 + RBS50 Satellite's?
I'm seeing mixed messages here. Netgear tell me they won't work but I swear I've seen some posts that say they do work.... and the Orbi page says the routers are backwards compatible.... I basica...
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected. https://kb.netgear.com/000036466/How-far-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite-from-my-Orbi-router
NG has NOT officially made RBS50s FULLY COMPATIBLE with Orbi AX. RBS50s will not sync to the Orbi AX system! Though wired RBS50s should work ok, some have been tracking a problem in recent FW versions of the RBS50 seeing a "disconnect" message in the RBR850's connected clients page.
If you have the RBK853 system, I would ditch the RBS50 until NG makes them fully compatible. So far there is no timeframe when this might happen.
What firmware is in the RBS50? I have two hard wired to my RBR850 and it works well.