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Setting up wired backhaul for Orbi 960
I am setting up an Orbi 960 mesh wifi system. My house is a long, single story home and I have to place the satellites a bit further from that router than is ideal to get full coverage. It's an older home and there is not an easy way to run ethernet cable directly from the router to the satellites. If I wanted to setup a wired backhaul between the router and a satellite, how can I do this utilizing a POE setup? My understanding is that the Orbi system is does not inherently support POE. In reading so far I've come across a lot of different POE devices (adapters, extenders, injectors, splitters, etc) and am confused about what one would need to use to utilizing POE with the Orbi system. I have a TP-link TL-PA7017P passthrough adaptor - will that work?
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Ya, PoE is not supported on Orbi systems.
PoE required specific power and amps as does the 960 system along with a specific power jack in back.
Others have posted that using Power Line adapters between the RBR and RBS have work.
Normal ethernet connected BH for Orbi systems is here and is what I use:
https://kb.netgear.com/000051205/What-is-Ethernet-backhaul-and-how-do-I-set-it-up-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System 📡 ‌‌🛰️
If any switches are needed, NG GS-105/108v4 and GS308v3, D-Link DGS-105/108 and HP ProCurve 1400/1800 series switches work for Orbi systems. XS505M and GS110MX work great with the 9 series. MS105(2.5Gb Non managed)
