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Orbi Ethernet Backhaul/Compatible Switches
I've been (unsuccessfully) trying to setup my ethernet backhaul between my Orbi RBR50 and RBS50 and have recently stumbled across a decent number of conversations/posts describing the woes of Orbi's ...
I looked briefly on Amazon to see if I could find a new non-green gigabit switch. The Tenda TEG1005D and TEG1008D 5 and 8-port switches do not appear to support 802.3az green, or at least their data sheet does not list it. It could be worth trying one of them and returning it if it is green.
I do not know why the Orbi backhaul does not work with green network switches. If your Orbi is still under support, I would open a ticket with them to find out why that is the case, and why don't they publish a list of supported Netgear switches that do work. I do not expect them to list other manufacturers. IMHO, current green switches should be supported for the wired backhaul, and their Orbi firmware should support that.
tomschmidt wrote:I looked briefly on Amazon to see if I could find a new non-green gigabit switch. The Tenda TEG1005D and TEG1008D 5 and 8-port switches do not appear to support 802.3az green, or at least their data sheet does not list it. It could be worth trying one of them and returning it if it is green.
I do not know why the Orbi backhaul does not work with green network switches. If your Orbi is still under support, I would open a ticket with them to find out why that is the case, and why don't they publish a list of supported Netgear switches that do work. I do not expect them to list other manufacturers. IMHO, current green switches should be supported for the wired backhaul, and their Orbi firmware should support that.
Thank you -- I've never used Tenda before (or even heard of them) but I'll run with both suggestions and will update this topic with the results!