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Re: How can I sync my RBR50 with EX7500

CliffWang
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How can I sync my RBR50 with EX7500

I used to have my AC1900 + EX7500 configuration.  However, it was not very stable.  The communication between AC1900 and EX7500 drops very often.  Recently I decided to upgrade my router to RBR50.  The RBR50 works very well, however, I want to use the EX7500 to increase the coverage and performance.  Just wonder if there is a way to use EX7500 as satellite for RBR50?  Thank you.

Model: RBR50| Orbi AC3000 Tri-band WiFi (Router Only)
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DarrenM
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Re: How can I sync my RBR50 with EX7500

Yes they will work together but the ex7500 will not show up as a satellite for orbi.

 

DarrenM

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CliffWang
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Re: How can I sync my RBR50 with EX7500

I have successfully connected both 2.4 and 5 GHz on the EX7500 to RBR50.  Is that right configuration?  Should I connect only 5 GHz only to make it as a fastlane?  By the way, my laptop sometimes keeps the WiFi connection, but it losts the Internet connection for seconds.  It's anything wrong for my configuration?

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DarrenM
Sr. NETGEAR Moderator

Re: How can I sync my RBR50 with EX7500

If you are seeing speed issues you can try fastlane to improve that.

 

DarrenM

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CliffWang
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Re: How can I sync my RBR50 with EX7500

How to setup fastlane between Orbi RSR50 and EX7500?  Thank you.

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DarrenM
Sr. NETGEAR Moderator

Re: How can I sync my RBR50 with EX7500

I was wrong the ex7500 does not have fastlane as it is already using a dedicated band to connect to the router so its already fastlane in a sense.

 

DarrenM

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CliffWang
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Re: How can I sync my RBR50 with EX7500

Got it!  Thank you for the information.  I actually found out one interesting thing.  If I remove EX7500 and use RBR50 only, the WiFi signal is much better and won't have Internet drop.  However, two rooms around the corner won't be covered well.  I will reallocate my RBR50 and use EX7300 as an AP, since I still have EX7300.  Any suggestion if I should use same SSID for EX7300?

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