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Question for optimal setup (NAS positioning : router or satellite ?)
hello, I have ORBI RBK50 Solution Unique Wifi Multi-Room AC6000. I have a internet box which doesn't work in "bridge mode" so I put the Orbi in "bridge mode". I have : - the Orbi router and the...
Out the NAS on the satellite as these two devices will be using it the most and you’ll avoid the wireless backhaul. The optimal solution would be to connect the satellite via Ethernet and then dump your NAS on your “Core” switch (either the main Orbi or the device doing your routing.
sorry eljarviso I did not get the "out" word.
And there is no option to put an ethernet between the Orbi router and orbi satellite... otherwise, i would have bought only a switch and not an Orbi system ;)
For FURRYe38 , i do not have a GB Lan switch...
So the question is quite simple -> should I put the NAS on the ethernet port of the Orbi Router or on the ethernet port of the Orbi satellite ? ;) (i recall that the TV that will be playing content from the NAS is connected with ethernet on the satellite)
Gb LAN switches are inexpensive.
Try the NAS connected to the RBR first then test the configuration.
