Question 1

Does Orbi support ethernet back haul  between the base station and satellites?

Accepted Answer

As of April/late May 2018, the latest firmware 2.1.4.10 has not only broken ethernet backhaul, but it also takes down your entire network such that no device can connect to the Internet if you leave the ethernet cable connected to satellite.  There is no way to disable auto update of the firmware.  I have had an open support case for nearly one month and have spent many, many hours in that time trying to troubleshoot.   Never had this kind of issue with my Airport Extremes, which is no longer made, so I thought Orbi would be a good replacement given all the positive professional reviews.   See people's issues here:  https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Known-Issues-Orbi-Firmware-V-2-1-4-10-update/td-p/1558346

Question 2

How is orbi different from google wifi or eero?

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Orbi One of the big differences is dedicated tri-band Wi-Fi for faster speeds! You can find a detailed explanation of the differences on our homepage: https://www.netgear.com/landings/orbi-wins/

Question 3

Is it 100 - 240 Volts?

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It all depends upon where you buy it. In the USA it is supplied with 115V power supplies one for the router and one each for the Satellites, this is OK of you live in the USA or somewhere where they have 115v power in the homes. If you live in the UK buy them in the UK they come with 240v power supplies, so they are OK for the UK, but come with the UK 3 pin sockets. In Europe theu come with two pin European adaptors suitable for Europes 220 v power.
The problem is if you buy it in one country and want to run it in another. Netgear do not sell the power supplies separately. I bought mine in the Black Friday sales in the USA and brought them to the UK. I had to buy power supplies from Germany that were suitable for 240 volts and adaptors for continental to UK sockets. Be careful, you ned to know exactly what the pin size is the pin lengt and the pin inside and pouside diameters. To save you hassle you need Plug-in power supply unit, 12 V, 1000 mA, with -ve polarity on the outside  The pin that plugs into the ORBI should be 5.5mm outside diameter and the socket 2.5mm inside diam. The length of the pin is 12mm.

Question 4

Can systems like these be linked in a line? I mean instead of the satellite units having to be within range of the router, can I daiseychain them out?

Accepted Answer

Regardless if Orbi can be daisy chained with wired cable ... if you can daisy chain routers, why not just set up an AP system.  If you can hard wired the AP, there is no need for Orbi and you get much better performance.  As to daisy chaining Orbi, yes, you can do that.. but that defeats the purpose of using Orbi.  The main technological advantage with Orbi is its ability to have a 3rd backhaul channel through wireless connection.  If you can using hard wired... just go with the proven WLAN AP (http://pigtail.azurewebsites.net/tp-link/large-building.PNG)... my organization use it to deploy over 200 wireless devices on the same lan without much overhead degradation.

Brand	NETGEAR
Product Dimensions	10.41 x 10.16 x 7.62 cm; 226.8 g
Item model number	RBK12-100NAS
Manufacturer	NETGEAR
Connectivity Type	Wi-Fi
Wireless Type	802.11ac
Operating System	RouterOS
Are Batteries Included	No
Item Weight	227 g

Netgear Orbi Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi Router System And Satellite Extender (RBK12-100NAS) - White

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