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Connect Satellite via Ethernet
I'm considering buying a 2 unit Orbi (router + 1 satellite). I have an existing home ethernet network, so I would connect the satellite to the router via 1 GB ethernet, giving a faster more reliable ...
Actually I am currently using a wired router/AP (access point) combo solution. My main reason for switching to a mesh network is to avoid having to manually switch between WiFi networks as wireless devices (phones, laptops, tablets) are moved from one end of the house to the other. All the WiFi access point solutions I'm aware of necessitates using a different Wifi network from the router.
Other mesh network solutions that support backhaul's using both wired and unwired satellites will automatically select between wired or ethernet, depending on which gives the faster connection. In my case, the satellite location would be separated from the router by 8 walls and 60 feet and the signal would be very weak, in which case a wired satellite would give a much faster connection.
I concur with mrudm. I just purchased the Orbi Router / Satellite two pack assuming that i could connect the satellite via hardwire which is quite a distance away. The satellite is supposed to give me better wireless speed upstairs where i already am prewired to my router location. Through the wireless connection from router to satellite, and then hard wired to my bluray player, playback is slow and choppy.
I have spent the last 4 hours trying every configuration (including trying to get my Airport Extreme as an access point) to no avail.
Looks like Orbi is headed back to BestBuy first thing in the morning.
Great concept and reviews but doesn't work the way i need it to.
The request is pending for wired backhaul at the Netgear idea exchange open for voting :
