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RAX and Orbi are not wirelessly intermixable. They can work separately.
You could use the RAX has the main host router and configure the Orbi for AP Mode. Vice Versa between them.
It's not recommended to have two routers on the same line.
The RAX can work as a wifi client in bridge mode.
If you need additional information, Netgear has set up a community forum specifically for the Orbi AC products:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/bd-p/Orbi
Netgear has set up a community forum specifically for the NightHawk RAX WiFi 6 Router products:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Routers-with-WiFi-6-AX/bd-p/en-home-routers-nighthawk-wif...
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I've literally had my network setup with both.
But they don't integrate.
What I did was setup the RAX as the primary router. And I connected the Orbi system to it in access point mode.
This allowed me to have peak performance/speeds while connected to the RAX network and for my devices on the peripheral or that moved around a lot, I had on the orbi for better coverage. Just make sure you have the 2 networks on different ssid's and using different wireless channels to prevent interference.
It'd be nice if they integrated together but sadly, they dont.
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How are you testing speeds? The built in speedtest isn't that accurate at speeds over 500mbps as it rarely picks the best server.
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@DearGeo wrote:
Gigabyte tester which I borrowed from Frontier
Which is what? Just testing the ethernet? Testing the incoming line?
What device is this and how does it accurately test?
Why aren't you testing with your equipment since that'll be whats used at home?
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Re: NETGEAR RAX 200 / Orbi
connect a computer/pc to it and test it with a device that actually uses the internet.
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@DearGeo wrote:
That’s what Frontier uses to test the actual speed. Of course my computer does 850 something up/down. Being down that route. Guess you don’t use FiberOptic- it connect directly to my router - there’s no modem.
I get that there is no modem. That there's an ONT. But testing with frontiers equipment is pointless and tells us only that the fibre is providing the needed speed.
We're trying to figure out if its a computer/server/testing issue.
So connect your computer to the ONT and test it. See what the computer gets.
Then connect it to the orbi. And when you test the speeds on your computer, test using different servers are not all can saturate gigabit.
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