Orbi WiFi System

[Nyirishman1877]

I would like to know if the satelite needs to be hard wired to a device to receive singal or will it just send the wifi signal with just being plugged in and wireless linked to the orbi mother router?

Also does it handle lots of streaming like netflix, hulu, online gaming?

[peteytesting · Accepted solution]

hi

the router must be in the middle of the two sats as the orbi currently only works in a star topology

so would have to be

sat -----------router ----------- sat

pete

[AC641]

The satellite does not have to be hard wired to the main router; it connects wirelessly.  Be aware that unlike some other Mesh systems each satellite has to communicate directly with the router.  Currently there is no daisy-chaining satellite to satellite communication.

[Nyirishman1877]

Can you explain what you mean by "here is no daisy-chaining satellite to satellite communication."

[OrbiMan]

It is not a true mesh. Satellite can only talk to the main Orbi router. Satellite can't talk directly to other satellite. So you need to have your main Orbi in the center and the satellites all around.

[Nyirishman1877]

Can I have the Orbi router in one room and 2 other satelites in other room so Main router in computer room. One satellite in the living room and the other satelite in the bed room.  So it would be from one end of apt to another starting with the router

[peteytesting · Accepted solution]

hi

the router must be in the middle of the two sats as the orbi currently only works in a star topology

so would have to be

sat -----------router ----------- sat

pete

[Nyirishman1877]

So I guess one router and one satellite would be good enough for me then. No need to worry about where router goes then. But would be slot better then a nighhawk router and nighthawk extender

[peteytesting]

indeed the orbi router and sat is far better than a r7000 wifi coverage wise

[Nyirishman1877]

I understand that there is a light and glow on top of the sat and router can that light be turned off or does it always stay on

[peteytesting]

omce started up and everything is working as it should the lights go out and only light up if omething is wrong

[Nyirishman1877]

One last thing before i decide to purchase the product.  If there ever is an outage and the power comes back on. will the orbi router and satellite connect with no issue as it did during intial setup?

[peteytesting]

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@Nyirishman1877 wrote:

One last thing before i decide to purchase the product.  If there ever is an outage and the power comes back on. will the orbi router and satellite connect with no issue as it did during intial setup?

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yes if the power drops and comes back on the orbi system will startup and connect again , the lights do come on at this time for about a minute till the system reconnects and then they go blue and turn off