15 June 2017
Netgear claims its Orbi Wi-Fi system covers up to 4,000ft2 through barriers such as walls, stairs and doors.
The kit comprises a router and a pre-paired satellite device. Netgear claims it is the only system to utilise tri-band Wi-Fi, and features the unique capability of providing a dedicated wireless channel between the router and each Orbi satellite.
The router is said to deliver a total of 3,000Mbps over the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. A 1.7Gbps 5GHz band is used solely for extending internet speeds to thesatellites.
Netgear says installation is simple, and can be carried out with a few clicks from any mobile device or browser.
After connecting the router to a modem or service provider gateway, the company suggests placing the Orbi satellite in a location that is in the centre of the building. Line of sight is not necessary.
All the devices feature four GbE ports and one USB 2.0 port. There’s also IPv6 support, AP operational mode, WPA2 encryption, WMM support, QoS, MU-MIMO technology, and more.
