Ethernet Backhaul Connections For Multiple Satellites - NETGEAR SXK50 User Manual

Orbi Pro WiFi 6 AX5400 Router Model SXR50 and Orbi Pro WiFi 6 AX5400 Satellite Model SXS50

Ethernet backhaul connections for multiple satellites

Your Orbi Pro WiFi 6 satellite automatically connects over WiFi to your Orbi Pro router
or another Orbi Pro satellite to create a WiFi backhaul connection, or you can use an
Ethernet cable to connect your satellite to your router or another satellite to create a
wired backhaul connection.
Before you set up an Ethernet backhaul connection, make sure that you update the
firmware on all your Orbi Pro WiFi 6 devices.
Note: The products shown in the following diagrams do not represent any particular
Orbi Pro models, but the topologies and setups in the diagrams do apply to your models.
The following figure shows how to connect your Orbi Pro WiFi 6 satellites to your Orbi
Pro WiFi 6 router using a star topology to create an Ethernet backhaul connection.
Router Satellite 1 Satellite 2
Modem
Internet
Figure 5. Star topology: Satellites connected to the router's Ethernet ports
The following figure shows another way to connect your Orbi Pro WiFi 6 satellites to
your Orbi Pro WiFi 6 router using a daisy chain topology to create an Ethernet backhaul
connection.
Router Satellite 1 Satellite 2
Modem
Internet
Figure 6. Daisy chain topology: Satellite 1 connected to router and satellite 2 connected to satellite 1
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