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Orbi and Airport Extreme
We had previously bought an Apple Airport Extreme to boost the very poor signal in our 2100sq ft village house. I had been told it would be powerful enough but wasn't, so we then bought the Orbi router with satellite, system to use on 1F and GF. I had read that I would then be able to link the AE into this to use on the top floor. After an extended telephone conversation with Applecare yesterday, they said it wasn't possible to do what I wanted, as the AE needed to be connected by ethernet cable to the modem on 1F so couldn't be used on the floor above. They suggested I should link the Orbi system into the AE network and do it that way. I don't think the Orbi router will work unless connected to the modem either, and doubtful if I could put one on GF and one on 2F? I keep reading about bridges and access points and am unsure whether this might solve our problem? I'm not very tecchie (although I'm learning fast :-) ). Can anyone advise if it is possible to do what I first intended and set up the AE to work off the Orbi system on the 2F, or the other way round (?) and if so, how would I go about it? I'm new to all this and the Netgear community, so thanks in advance to anyone able to help.