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Using Orbi with Cat6 home network and Verizon Fios Gigabit
Hi - looking for advice on how to best set up my Orbi system with a newly installed Cat6 home network and Verizon Fios Gigabit internet in a 3-storey wood frame row house. At the moment we have our V...
Yes. That is an excellent idea and will give you the best options for coverage. (Orbi must remain in AP mode though.)
However, if you are getting an average of 250 to 300 Mbps around your home, then your system is already working perfectly, and you shouldn’t expect to see significant improvement.
The 450 to 500 Mbps figures I quoted are maximum figures, for highly capable client devices, in the same room as an Orbi unit, a few feet away, with no obstructions between them.
Cool - I'll give it a shot and see if there's any change...
On another tangent - since I have a wired network, is Orbi perhaps not the best solution here? Should I investigate just having the Fios router feed the network switch and install a series of Ubiquiti access points (or similar) at various ethernet outlets around the house?
thomasdiak wrote:...On another tangent - since I have a wired network, is Orbi perhaps not the best solution here? Should I investigate just having the Fios router feed the network switch and install a series of Ubiquiti access points (or similar) at various ethernet outlets around the house?
Depending on how much ground you want to cover, the ubiquiti could be a better solution. The Orbi was designed for places where wiring was not an option. Netgear will probably add wired backhaul sometime next year but if you want that there is very little reason to wait.