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Seeking feedback on Mesh network design
Hi, We are evaluating how to design a mesh network for our apartment community using the Orbi RBK53 router along with 2-RBS50Y outdoor extenders. The main idea is to support security cameras (& n...
fanofai wrote:Thank you.. Looks liks there is a version 2 of the RBS50Y.
I believe that version 2 has two different firmware loads: one as an Orbi satellite on the original residential AC WiFi system and the other as a WiFi extender on any Wifi router, which would include the Pro and AX product lines.
The reservation about weather resistance stems from several posts from users who found their RBS50Y "filled with water" (literally) and dead.
CrimpOn , FURRYe38 : Thank you both for your feedback, suggestions. Consolidating my responses:
"Would you mind sharing how all those individual housing units get Internet service? (Obviously somebody has a network spanning the entire property. Maybe there is a way to tie into it?)"
Eventually the plan is to get internet service from a provider like Comcast/AT&T into the Clubhouse, marked as R in the original PDF, page 2, place the (Orbi) router there and then spread the network outdoors using the Extenders. For the pilot, one of the residents has volunteered their home internet.
"What is the plan to get electrical to the Router (in the test setup) and the Extenders?"
The router gets power from the Clubhouse and one of the Extenders gets it from the laundry room. Getting power to the 3rd extender is a challenge though there is possbility of tapping power from a nearby lightpole and mounting the extender on the lightpole itself.
"I like the idea of running tests first. I would use an inexpensive WiFi router, like a TP-Link A7 and move a camera around to see what distances "work"."
Yes, for the pilot, the plan is to purchase only the extender and see if it can work with our current TP-Link router.
Thanks for the links on the enclosure..will check, and also, i need to research a bit on Ubiquity. I am looking at this currently.
-Sharath