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title: "Add-on Orbi Satellite (RBS50)"
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# 2,500 sq. ft. coverage 3 Gbps speed 4 Ethernet ports Add-on Orbi Satellite (RBS50)

**Brand:** netgear
**Price:** VT197114
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Elevate Your WiFi Game!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Add-on Orbi Satellite (RBS50) by netgear
- **How much does it cost?** VT197114 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/655091086-add-on-orbi-satellite-rbs50)

## Best For

- netgear enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted netgear brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Ultimate Coverage:** Eliminate dead zones and enjoy WiFi in every corner of your home.
- • **Smart Device Ready:** Connect all your devices effortlessly with 4 Ethernet ports.
- • **Tri-Band Technology:** Enjoy ultra-fast speeds even with multiple devices connected.
- • **Seamless Connectivity:** Experience uninterrupted WiFi as you move throughout your home.
- • **Independent Performance Leader:** Certified up to 161% faster than competitors.

## Overview

The NETGEAR Tri-band WiFi Orbi Ultra-Performance Whole Home Mesh WiFi Satellite Extender enhances your existing Orbi Router by adding 2,500 sq. feet of coverage and speeds up to 3 Gbps. Designed to eliminate dead zones and buffering, it creates a seamless WiFi experience throughout your home, even with multiple devices connected. With its patented tri-band technology and 4 Ethernet ports, this extender is perfect for smart homes and high-performance needs.

## Description

NETGEAR Orbi Ultra-Performance Whole Home Mesh WiFi Satellite Extender - Works with Your Orbi Router to add 2,500 sq. feet at speeds up to 3 Gbps, AC3000 (RBS50), White (RBS50-100NAS)

## Features

- Only works with an Orbi Whole Home Mesh WiFi Router. Get the fastest speeds by adding to your RBK50
- Eliminates WiFi dead zones and buffering in hard to reach places, adding 2,500 sq. feet of coverage to your existing Orbi Mesh WiFi network — with speeds up to 3.0 Gbps
- Single WiFi network name lets you move around the house without losing connectivity
- Creates an ultra-performance Mesh WiFi network that blankets every inch of your home in super fast and seamless WiFi connectivity — room to room, wall to wall, floor to floor
- Up to 161% faster than the leading brands, as certified by an independent study, makes Orbi the highest performance Mesh WiFi system on the market
- Maintains speed even as more devices use your WiFi at the same time, thanks to patented tri-band technology
- 4 Ethernet ports provide ultimate flexibility and connectivity for your Smart TV, game console, streaming player, and more

## Product Details

- **Brand:** NETGEAR
- **Model Name:** RBS50-100NAS
- **Special Feature:** Wireless, Tri-band
- **Frequency Band Class:** Tri-Band
- **Wireless Communication Standard:** 802.11ac
- **Compatible Devices:** Gaming Console, Tablet, Smart Television, Smartphone
- **Frequency:** 5 GHz
- **Recommended Uses For Product:** Office, Home
- **Included Components:** Quick start guide, One (1) Orbi Satellite (RBS50), One (1) 12V/3.5A power adapter
- **Connectivity Technology:** Wi-Fi

## Images

![Add-on Orbi Satellite (RBS50) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516lvIsoFVL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Does Orbi support ethernet back haul  between the base station and satellites?**
A: 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

**Q: How is orbi different from google wifi or eero?**
A: 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/

**Q: Is it 100 - 240 Volts?**
A: 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.

**Q: 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?**
A: 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.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Huge Improvement with New Firmware
*by T***O on August 5, 2017*

Don't buy this product. The hardware is great. When it works, it works wonderfully. However, as of the date of this post, the Orbi has been crippled by its firmware for around three weeks. Appreciating that a firmware update can have unintended consequences, and hoping that a fix may be forthcoming, Netgear's completely inadequate handling of the situation suggests to me that this company is one you will not want to trust going forward.I purchased this product about 6 months ago. I have a system with a router and two satellites. At first, all was good. The setup was particularly easy. Some users reported occasional drops on ios and android devices which they attributed to the Orbi. I experienced some drops, but nothing particularly troublesome and who knows if it was the Orbi. Functionality always restored quickly, and my overall coverage was so much improved that I was very happy. Eventually, Netgear pushed a firmware update, and my measured wifi speeds dramatically decreased with distance away from the router. Logging in to the router, it was clear that the two satellites had ceased to communicate with the router/hub. Every effort to wipe, reset, and resync the system was useless. Tech support should have been aware of the firmware problem within a day or so but continued to obliviously suggest doomed-to-fail efforts to reset and resync. Eventually, after 4 or 5 hours of escalated phone support, the support technician acknowledged what should have been completely obvious, there was a firmware problem, and there was no ETA on the fix. On my last call, I was told it "should be about a week." That was about 4 days ago, but I am not holding my breath.As it stands, with the new firmware, my system is not a mesh network at all. It is a single access point with two dead satellites. For weeks now, the Orbi has done nothing more than the cable modem/router it replaced. It is possible to manually roll back the system to older firmware. After a roll back, all is in order and running great. What is really infuriating is that Netgear, in its wisdom, configured the Orbi to auto update firmware in a manner that cannot be turned off or blocked. So, you can roll back the firmware and have a working mesh system that breaks itself in a day or two after auto updating. Netgear support advised that preventing users from stopping the auto update was a feature for easy operation. Thanks for that Netgear. A big ol' rock is also easy to operate and is as useful to my network as the Orbi satellites.You will see some good reviews here. Aside from shills, those are understandable. The hardware once worked terrifically, and some users claim the newest firmware works for them. Don't believe it. Maybe you will get lucky, but my experience is that Netgear pushed firmware that made my system completely non-functional then hid from the problem while I wasted hours on support calls. Even if you get lucky, do you want to deal with a company that forces autoupdates of broken firmware? You don't. If you are still tempted, take a look at the Orbi message boards maintained by Netgear. You will see almost a month of upset users postings with no meaningful response from the company. Netgear could simply disable autoupdates or push the older firmware while it works on a fix. For whatever reason, this company prefers a strategy of radio silence.I believe that Amazon should delist this product, at least while so many users continue to report that it is not functioning for any aspect of its intended purpose.UPDATE: After posting this review, Netgear replaced both of my satellites. Counterintuitively, this seems to have fixed my system. It has only been up and running for a few days. I have experienced a couple of wifi drops, but I have not reached a conclusion as to whether I expect this to be a frequent problem. There is still no new firmware, there is still no way that I can determine to get around the firmware auto updates, and there are still apparently folks with non-functioning systems posting in the forums. I would like to see Netgear address these issues. If my system stays functioning well for a fair period of time, I will definitely up my one star review. When it works, it is a FLAMETHROWER. If Netgear fixes the underlying issues with the firmware in a way reproducible for all users, it would really be a top-notch product.UPDATE (12/22/17): I am changing my initial 1-star to a 4-star. The new firmware is, in fact, working great. Per my earlier review, when this system is working, it is hard to beat. The new firmware is killing it. I used conventional range extenders before, and there was always a huge drop in performance with the extenders. This Orbi system has fast speeds everywhere even at the farthest reaches of my property. Compared to old-fashioned range extenders, it's like magic. The satellites, which once did not work at all, are suddenly very stable. I also just received the firmware push including the Circle parental control feature, and that is a really great surprise added bonus. I do think users of network products need more control over firmware, and the several weeks I spent with a non-functioning system due to a push of bad firmware really prevents me from a full 5-stars at this point. I still have a bad taste in my mouth from that experience, but it is going away. I am loving this system today. I am happy with the purchase and would recommend it to others.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The way to go for high-speed whole home mesh WIFI
*by C***. on June 13, 2019*

Orbi simplifies your home wifi with a single SSID and an expandable mesh network that reaches the farthest corners with blazing speed.Can be configured as a hub and spoke (Router is hub and satellites are spokes around the house) or in a daisy chain (router is at one end of the house and talks through satellite(s) to get to other satellites.Tech support at netgear is non existent but dont worry. There is an excellent user community that will help you online if you have any issues.This piece of equipment appears to be simple, but the operations it performs are complex. It has dozens of settings and security options that depending on your setup you may want to change.Pro tip: If your cable modem has a router built into it, I highly recommend you disable or bridge that router and turn off the modem's wifi before installing Orbi. You can only have one router in a network else you will end up in what is known as a double-nat situation and become extremely frustrated. Bridging is normally easy to do, but you might want to jump on the netgear community board before install if you dont have a simple cable modem.At the end of the day, this thing is scalding fast and works superbly with excellent security and controls from either a web browser or a smart phone app.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Installed easily by following the instructions provided and works great
*by J***L on July 2, 2020*

Got tired of spotty wifi In the 2-flat during the pandemic so we bought the Orbi based on reviews reporting it was easy to install. The instructions were clear and each step worked as it should. Within 45 minutes, the base and satellite were linked and working fine. Wifi speed and reliability were several times better. After a couple of weeks, we bought two more satellites to add coverage to the basement and rear of the building. All four linked together without problems. Two months later, it has operated flawlessly other than needing to be reset after a power failure.

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