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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...
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.