NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Solved
RBR850 as AP mode, setup and satellite functionality
I am a new owner of the RB853 orbi ax6000. In fact 2 sets of these. I am planning to setup my home network as such, ALL WIRED: option A: modem -> tplink router -> orbi router1 as AP->switch...
If your RBS are ethernet connected, they need to be connected behind the RBR, router or AP mode. So you can have a switch in front of the RBR however you may need one behind the RBR if you run out of LAN ports for the RBS.
Thanks Fury for your reply.
option A: modem -> tplink router -> orbi router1 as AP->switch->satellite1
->satellite2
->satellite3
->satellite4
->orbi router2 as AP
Actually I was hoping for option B. Option A topology seems weird to me becasue then all traffic needs to go through orbi router 1 (AP mode)? My switch is a unmanaged 24 port switch and includes other devices like PC, TV etc. I just want to be doubly sure about this?
If your RBS are ethernet connected, they need to be connected behind the RBR, router or AP mode. So you can have a switch in front of the RBR however you may need one behind the RBR if you run out of LAN ports for the RBS.