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jdstephe
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Dec 11, 2020

UK/US Compatability RBS50

Hi all, does anyone know if a UK RBS50 woud connect and be compatible with a US RBR50 and RBS50?

I recently returned to the UK after living in the USA where I purchased and RBR50/RBS50.

I would like to add an extra RBS50 satellite to my system, but wasn;t sure if there would be any connectivity issues.

 

The old system is working flawlessly in my new home here, despite the firmward seemingly "locked" to a US region.

 

Any advice/perspectives would be appreciated.

 

James.

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  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Dec 11, 2020

    Don't know for sure. In most cases I presume they should IF the firmware loaded on the RBS is the same as loaded on the host RBR...Can't say much more than this...

  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User
    Dec 11, 2020
    jdstephe wrote:

    Hi all, does anyone know if a UK RBS50 woud connect and be compatible with a US RBR50 and RBS50?

    I recently returned to the UK after living in the USA where I purchased and RBR50/RBS50.

    I would like to add an extra RBS50 satellite to my system, but wasn;t sure if there would be any connectivity issues.

     

    The old system is working flawlessly in my new home here, despite the firmward seemingly "locked" to a US region.

    Will work.  By the way, there are some differences in WiFi regulations which make it a good idea to change the Region setting.

    Here is a post about how to do that:

    https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Orbi-RKB53-global-differences/m-p/1736104#M59059