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At present I have my main router in the garden office, running at 1Gb fibe-optic, cat 6 from the router to the house with an extender at the end of it.
I would like to use the mesh system. I'm looking at replacing my existing extender with the Orbi AX4200, making it an extender and using the 2 satellites.
My questions are.....
Can I make the Orbi router an extender and once it is an extender , will the satellites recignise the extender and pair with it?
You can run it in access point mode. It'd work just as your diagram depects. in access point mode, it leaves the primary "main router from your diagram" running in router mode and just acts as a wireless access point and controlls the other satellites.
Current setup: CM2000-> RBKE963B-> Trendnet TEG-S380-> GS716T-> pi-hole also in AP setup: RAXE500->EAX80 1.4gig download/50mbps upload from Xfinity We’re members of the public helping out on our own time.
You can run it in access point mode. It'd work just as your diagram depects. in access point mode, it leaves the primary "main router from your diagram" running in router mode and just acts as a wireless access point and controlls the other satellites.
Current setup: CM2000-> RBKE963B-> Trendnet TEG-S380-> GS716T-> pi-hole also in AP setup: RAXE500->EAX80 1.4gig download/50mbps upload from Xfinity We’re members of the public helping out on our own time.
At present I have my main router in the garden office, running at 1Gb fibe-optic, cat 6 from the router to the house with an extender at the end of it.
I would like to use the mesh system. I'm looking at replacing my existing extender with the Orbi AX4200, making it an extender and using the 2 satellites.
My questions are.....
Can I make the Orbi router an extender and once it is an extender , will the satellites recignise the extender and pair with it?
I have attached a diagram of what I want to do.
Thanks Allan
My Setup | ISP SparkLight | Internet Cable 1000↓/50↑ CAX80 Modem Mode | Wifi Router RAXE500 and RBKE963; Router mode | Switches NG GS105/8, GS308v3, GS110MX and XS505M | Additional NG HW: C7800/CAX30/CAX80/CM1100/CM1200/CM2000, Orbi: CBK40, CBK752, RBK50, RBK853, RBK752, RBK953, SXK30 | NightHawk: MK63, R7000, R7800, R7960P, R8000, RAXE500, RAX120v2, RAX50v2, XR450/500/700/1000, EX7500/EX7700
how many satellites can the ORBI AX 4200 handle. I know you can buy the pack with 2 satillites , just wondering if I could connect another external one
Official support says you can have up to 6 satellites with a maximum of 2 in a daisy chain. It says you can add more than 6 but expect performance hits.
Current setup: CM2000-> RBKE963B-> Trendnet TEG-S380-> GS716T-> pi-hole also in AP setup: RAXE500->EAX80 1.4gig download/50mbps upload from Xfinity We’re members of the public helping out on our own time.
