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How many satelites does a RBK50 — Orbi AC3000 Tri-band WiFi System support?
I am considering the Orbi RBK50 for my home. It is a large home spread out over a single storey, with a lot of brick and glass. The fibre has been terminated by the ISP in the worst place possible ...
Ya thats pretty large for a home and probably needs 1 or two more satellites. You can add them were needed. Orbi makes this possible.
Have you checking into using microcells for your cell phones? I have one for ATT. Get bad signal where I'm at. Microcell helps for my phones here at the house.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Do you have to set up the satelites to daisy-chain or will they do that on their own? Alternatively, I can connect the node furthest from the router (a new 3rd satelite) via ethernet. Not sure if I have to do anything special to have a mixed back channel (two satelites wireless & one wired). Perhaps you have some thoughts on this?
I tried Verizon's version of the micro tower. It worked ok. Once Verizon enabled cell coverage via the internet, I unplugged the micro tower and used my orbi network for wireless calling.
You'll have to set up satellites for Daisy chain. Placement is key and they should be placed in a linear line starting out from the router and going outwards all in line to make use of the Daisy Chain feature.