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Netgear realises Orbi Outdoor Satellite

by on31 August 2018


High-performance wi-fi

Netgear has released its new Orbi Outdoor Satellite which connects to any Orbi Tri-Band Whole Home WiFi System or Orbi Pro Tri-Band WiFi System for Small Businesses and seamlessly extends high-performance WiFi coverage outdoors, up to an additional 2,500 square feet.

This means that you can have uninterrupted 4K HD videos on your mobile device or stream music to speakers in the garden, guest house, or poolside without experiencing the labour-intensive effort and expense of running additional Ethernet cables to the garden.

The new Orbi Outdoor Satellite inherits the capabilities of the Orbi Whole Home WiFi System, including a single network name for roaming, a dedicated third channel for data exchange between the satellite and router, and a separate and secure Guest WiFi network.

The new satellite will also adopt the characteristics of Orbi Pro for Small Businesses when added to that network, such as guest and employee traffic separation and a dedicated admin network. An added feature of the Orbi Outdoor Satellite is ambient lighting that can be scheduled to automatically light up to add ambience, or turned off, to keep the Satellite hidden and discreet.

Orbi WiFi includes at least two components as part of the mesh network, a router and a satellite, that are pre-paired together for an out-of-the-box set-up. According to the company all you have to do is connect the Orbi router to your internet modem or service provider gateway, and place the Orbi satellite somewhere central to the area of intended WiFi coverage.

WiFi coverage area can range from 3,500 square feet up to 5,000 feet around your property. By adding an Orbi Outdoor Satellite to an existing Orbi WiFi System, the range of the WiFi mesh coverage zone can be expanded to another 2,500 square feet extending to the farthest perimeter of your property for WiFi at the pool, guest house, or garage.

Apparently, it is all pretty secure and you can get it in the UK for £249.

 

Last modified on 31 August 2018
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