Orbi ax5700

[Rzing07]

Current orbi AX5700 (rbr840) and just built a Pavillion in backyard. Have decent signal and want to strengthen it to ensure Sonos and streaming tv work. Could I get the AX1800 wifi mesh extender Vs another satellite. Will it work with Orbi and what are pros and cons? Thanks!

[plemans]

Will it work? Sure. I've attached extenders to my orbi setups before. 

Cons:

• it doesn't integrate with the system
• roaming isn't as efficient as it isn't part of the mesh
• that can impact stability
• since its not integrated, nothings controlling the extender unlike the orbi system has the router managing it
• you'll have to use different apps/web gui's to manage the 2x systems

Pro's: Its cheaper.