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Wired Connection to Satellite
Is it possible to use Ethernet to connect router and satellites?
Geek95 wrote:
Is it possible to use Ethernet to connect router and satellites?
No, but this is a suggestion under consideration.
Part of the beauty of the Orbi solution is how it effectively connects the router to the satellites wirelessly. There is very good penetration.
That would be a great feature and if it freed up the third 5ghz band for a true 3 band router with smart connect that would be even better.
I would also like this feature, especially since I currently have a second Nighthawk as my access point. I will be putting the Satellite in the same spot, seems silly not to hard-wire it.
This is great to hear. I am building a house and need my wireless running in the next two weeks. I'm planning on using a Cisco router with VPN , but want a good solution for multiple WAPs around the house. I have wired connections in various logical places for WAPs.
I would like to request the ethernet backhaul feature option as welll. Would be nice feature for those of us with pre wired setups in the house. I believe that eero and luma do support the backhaul method of interconnectivity of mesh devices.
eero does support hardwired "satelites" and luma has promissed to with first software update after launch
There very well maybe good penatration however there still is a need for Eithernet backhaul in situation such as installing in a detached garage.
Nothing beats the penetration of a Cat6 cable
Can we have an update on this? Is adding Eithernet backhaul even possible with the current hardware only adding this threw firmware? Or does there need to be a hardware change to add Eithernet backhaul? I have 5 locations that need a system like this but without Eithernet backhaul I will have no choice but to use Eero or Luma, This is a big miss for Netgear and I don't understand as good as Orbi looks on paper you would cut yourself so short by not supporting Eithernet backhaul. Please update me on this ASAP.
itGeeks wrote:Can we have an update on this? Is adding Eithernet backhaul even possible with the current hardware only adding this threw firmware? Or does there need to be a hardware change to add Eithernet backhaul? I have 5 locations that need a system like this but without Eithernet backhaul I will have no choice but to use Eero or Luma, This is a big miss for Netgear and I don't understand as good as Orbi looks on paper you would cut yourself so short by not supporting Eithernet backhaul. Please update me on this ASAP.
hi
its is possible and has been suggested it maybe an option for future firmware release
the concept of the orbi is a "whole home wifi solution" where wifi is the backbone and no ethernet is needed , this will become more relevent once mesh is also included
if you already have ethernet installed i wouldnt be going anywhere but a real wireless access point and a stand alone router as this is always going to be the best option , for the price of the orbi you can get something like a unifi edge router and unifi ac access point and imho for you achieve a far better result
Thanks for taking the time to respond to my post. I do understand and agree to a point about what your saying, I myself use Unangle UTM as my router salution paired up with Open-Mesh in my home but that said these salution can;t be setup by grandma and grandpa so these new bread of mesh home products that company's like Netgear, Eero, Luma and others are bringing to the table is great for the none tech person. The need for Orbi to support Eithernet backhaul is a must for any home that has CAT5/6 runs to rooms where these devices are installed, There is no substitue for wired if wired can be used. I think its great that Orbi has a 3rd dedicated 5GHz radio for the sole purpose of comunication to the endpoints if wireless mesh is the only option.
Is it possible to add and use Orbi router in AP mode as second satellite?
sure
if you mean set it to ap mode and it run as an ap and the sat then run as a further ap
I need a wired connection to overcome interference. Do you plan a FIX to your oversite or do I need to return your product and buy a competitor's product?
Jmmelgaard wrote:I need a wired connection to overcome interference. Do you plan a FIX to your oversite or do I need to return your product and buy a competitor's product?
its not an oversight , its an intentional decision not to include it because the product is designed to provide whole home wifi without the need for ethernet backhaul
if you purchased the orbi with the expectation it would have ethernet backhaul the issue is with your expectation and or lack of looking at the feature set before purchasing
sure return it as if you have structured cabling already installed you dont need any of these mesh systems , all you need are wireless access points
Maybe he just expected it to have the same functionality as every other AP and switch with the added capability of wireless backhaul such that the product was a net improvement over the industry standard, not a poorly-conceived trade-off of a crippled AP with an added band rather than a more flexible AP.
I'm not in a position to tell strangers what combination of wired and wireless they need for their particular situation. I'm quite sure that you aren't either.
The mesh router can not connect to satellite by wireless in the mutiple-storey house and the distance between two story is the minumum distance. The solution will be wired Ethernet backbone and I am using three routers that connect by Ethernet cable.
