I am thinking of purchasing the AX4200 and wanted to make sure that I could properly use ethernet backhaul with my home's setup. Our modem is in the basement and connected to a 16 port router. Most rooms in the house are hardwired with CAT5 cables and run into the 16 port router in the basement.
Would the following setup work? Connect main orbi base to 16 port router in basement. Connect access points to ethernet ports in various upstairs rooms. Or do I need to take an additional step to disconnect the upstairs room's cable from the router and connect it directly into the orbi main base?
Thanks in advance for the help. Just want to make sure my infrastructure is compatible before purchasing.
Got it, but would a mesh set up still work? I've had some people recommend a multi-AP setup instead, but it's my understanding that a multi-AP setup wouldn't transfer devices automatically to the strongest signal. So you could still be connected to an AP far away with a poor signal when you're in a different room with a stronger one.
Well there are other factors in how devices get connected or move from one signal to another. This is called ROAM. Some devices support it some do no. Also it's up to wifi devices to move or roam from one signal to another, Orbi doesn't force devices to move.
