Orbi AX4200 Premium Wifi Router
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- Опубликовано: 6 ноя 2020
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Thank you for the info! I was considering this Mesh set up and didn't realize Costco sold it as well. If I go this direction you just saved me some $.
Great video. Just picked this up myself. Had a rough patch with the setup, but as soon as I figured out I had to configure it as an access point, it’s been smooth sailing.
Love mine! Glad you like it
I'm looking at one right now. How do you like it so far?
You're awesome! Love your energy.
Thank you!
Great video. Do you know if you can hardwire the satellite APs so they dont even need to use the radios for the backhaul communication?
Yes both AX4200 and the Orbi AX6000 support Wired Backhaul amzn.to/3gb2ycH
Thxs great review. Just got it at Costco $399.99 on sale :)
I just ordered Orbi AX4200 RBK752 from Bestbuy as it was on sale ($349). It has one router and one satellite unit. Hoping this should be good for three story house (two stories and basement).
Everywhere I keep seeing how main sq ft it will cover. By that measure this two unit package should be plenty for me. But what I am not sure is how good it would be to pass thru the different floors of the house. My modem is on top floor. Need a strong wifi in basement too.
Saw this at local Costco, but felt three units would be overkill for my needs. After watching your video thinking the great return and support policy of Costco.
I would highly recommend buying the one from Costco or Amazon with the 2 satellites for a 3 story house unless you don't need wifi in the basement. I have a two story but due to the structure I need 3 instead of 2. Walls and other obstructions can reduce the speed/connection so the boost from the satellites helps. Best Buy has gotten better about returns but not like Costco and Amazon have. If you just want two satellites then go with the AX6000 it'll have more boost and bang. Hope this helps
Great video what kind of modem do you recommend? I have Spectrum internet 100mps.
Sorry somehow missed this. For Spectrum 100Mbps I recommend the Nest Wifi. Depending on how big your house is, you'll need various pack sizes. For 3,000 sq ft most of the time the 2 pack is enough but you can always get a 3 pack to be sure.
On sale for Black Friday and Cyber Monday
2-Pack $189 (normally $269) zachus.me/NestWifi-2pack
3-Pack $349 zachus.me/NestWifi-3Pack
I have one important question. Do you know if the connection must be router to each satellites or it could be router to one satellite and satellite to satellite? The packaging image shows the second option, but it could be a misleading marketing image. I currently have RBK 53, also got it as 3 pack from Costco. But I found that if one of the satellite is too far from router, it cannot connect. So my testing is connection cannot be satellite to satellite for RBK53.
As far as I know you cannot do this. One is setup as the router and the other as satellites. I could be wrong but I don't see how the router can be converted into a satellite. With Google Wifi you can just take a 3 pack and add it all as 3 points (satellites) but with the new Nest Wifi and with Orbi 6 you have one designated as a Router.
Does anyone know If you have mesh tri-band with wireless back haul do you loose do you loose Wi-Fi 6 capability? I think the ASUS Zen does loose it, so I was wondering if that happens on other brands.
Not on the Orbi 6
Love your reviews. I am looking at what to use to replace my Wifi system. I have a large L-shaped 7000 sqft home and currently use 6 Google Home Wifi 'pucks', each connected to the router through a wired ethernet. I don't feel I really need a 'mesh' system as every access point is hard-wired but the google home system is just so easy to use. Recommendations would be just great! I'm looking at the Costco deal on 3 of these and wonder whether buying 2 packs of these would be a good solution, whether it is overkill and whether the 'router' in the second pack will even work as an access point. Thanks!
For sure want at least 3 even hard wired for a house that large. Why are you leaving Google, just can't give the bandwidth you need?
Have you seen the new stuff from Orbi? These aren't hitting shelves yet but you can buy them from Orbi direct. I plan on testing these out.
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Costco deal is nearly un-beatable
@@Zachus Thanks for the rapid reply. Wow, those 6E devices look great - I like the idea of the 2.5G wired backhaul. They're crazy expensive especially considering more than 3 but they kind of put me off making any changes right now - just wait for that technology to become more mainstream. Honestly, we're going fine with the Google - I just struggle with speeds slowing right down as I move through the house. We have 500MB to the house and I get 350MB through the Wifi when I'm in one place but as I move, it doesn't do a great job of switching from one access point to another. Even though I'm right next to a different access point I can get speeds as low as 5MB for a while before the switch happens. As soon as it does, I'm back up to 350MB, which is plenty for me at the moment. Thanks again.
How good is the ethernet speed coming out of the satellite compared to the router one?
I'm getting close to the same on satellites as I do near the router. This is due to the back haul channel, it's a solid premium router amzn.to/3pTSYy7
Any idea In range/distance/coverage comparison per router/satellite? Is the total the same 5k sq Foot coverage?
The entire 3 pack covers 5k in total not each. The app will walk you through placement of your Satellites and let you know if they are performing at top or having issues.
Hi @Zachus, great video! Any reasons for choosing nest wifi for spectrum internet (100 Mbps) especially when Costco Orbi is almost at the same price as nest wifi-3 pack and has wifi-6 over nest's wifi-5
Nest Wifi is around $250-270 and the Orbi at Costco runs $429-500 nearly double the cost. I'm not sure what you are comparing but the Orbi is over kill for 100 Mbps. Pretty much anything on the market even Legacy Google Wifi will handle 100Mbps with great ease and you can get that for $200.
That is why I recommend it. Most people don't want to pay premium prices for no real gain but that's why I do all the video comparisons so you can decide what works best for you
@@Zachus thanks a lot for the reply, I am upgrading my internet to 400 Mpbs so seems Orbi is the better choice for me, great videos.. keep them coming!
@@nishadt my wifi 5 orbi (ac3000) maxes out my 400mbit connection.
Do you still have this and can you and more to it like the outdoor one
Yes this is my primary router I settled on. You can add to them. I haven't tried the outside one but should be compatible. Depends on which one you are talking about. Orbi has an AC outdoor router that isn't compatible with AX. AX and AC are two different wifi technologies.
orbi 3 pack or nest 4 pack for a 6000 square foot lot for 500mb spectrum speed?
Orbi is better. For 6000 sq ft you might want to go Orbi 6 AX6000 3-pack. or a 4-pack on this AX4200. You'll have to just play with it and see. A lot depends on a house that big such age, material and layout, etc...
I’ll be downgrading my Verizon fios internet to 200mbps and switching to RUclips tv. I know the internet speed plan itself doesn’t really warrant wifi 6, but since I have close to 50 wifi devices connected to wifi(most of them are smart home devices), would this be more beneficial? It seems it’ll do a better job maintaining a stable connection between all my devices.
Wifi 6 for sure handles multiple devices better even with devices that don't support wifi 6 and it will future proof you. This AX4200 is probably overkill though for a 200MB downstream. I would look at the new Amazon Eero 6 ruclips.net/video/Ekj2KoVtIb4/видео.html or check it out on Amazon directly amzn.to/3yLkKRL
The only real advantage you'll get from AX4200 is it can handle a lot of devices at once but I really don't think you'll see a lot of difference
@@Zachus thanks for the response. I know for a fact it’s overkill for 200mbps. Thing is, I may upgrade in the future again. I currently have gigabit internet. I saw the the eero but in my odd way, I’d rather not buy items owned by Amazon. I use their prime membership like crazy but that’s it. Probably cause I’m big into google in thr smart home space so I just feel it’s a competitor.
My hope is that it just does a better job at keeping my 50 some devices at appropriate speeds and stability. And still gives me the opportunity to hardwire devices.
Yeah I think that's wise. Speeds are getting faster and faster for cheaper and cheaper. I get the AMZ stuff too. One of the reasons I switched to Orbi on my router to get away from the big tech watching everything I do haha not that they can't anyways but... Its hard to get away from Amazon Prime.
@@Zachus well still early but what a difference this router made. Specifically regarding house wide music streaming. I have google home devices in nearly every room of my house. My fios router really struggled with handling that. Works beautifully now! Think it’s just so much better at handling so many devices connecting at once and needing bandwidth.
Does the blue light stay on all the time as long as the router is powered on and has internet connection or it turns off ?
No, you don't see any lights unless there is an issue.
@@Zachus Thank you for your quick response!
How many devices can handle orbi mesh router? My house has 150 IoT devices so i am looking for router which handle each devices without dropping performance. Can you suggest me a router?
This router will handle that much easily but with that many devices I would recommend the Orbi 6 AX6000 here is my vid on it ruclips.net/video/F-tDUJVwG2k/видео.html it's the top of the line router right now. Hope this helps!
150? Wow does your toilet connects to the WiFi as well?
I have a 4 pack of Google Wifi and was wondering if this might be a better fit for me. Currently I pay for 400mbs and I usually get about 250 around the house, except in the detached garage which has an ethernet connection through a switch in the house.
I don't recommend Orbi unless you have 500Mbps or more and really it's for 1 gig or more, super powerful, unless you just have the money to spend. I think what you are getting is good. If you have a line run to your garage you can add a puck out there to extend your network so you get wifi in there as well. Hope this helps.
@@Zachus Thanks very much.
I have a nighthawk r7500 atm but I’m moving into a new house with 3 floors and 1200 Mbps service. Also I am able to connect a hard drive to the nighthawk thru an USB port. Anything like that here as it isn’t NAS?
My recommendation is the Orbi 6 AX6000 for what you are dealing with and the 3-pack amzn.to/37UpatE
For NAS I found this for the Orbi 6, seems like a reset of your NAS Network will cause to ask for a new IP and connect to your Orbi community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/Connecting-Seagate-NAS-to-Orbi-RBR850-AX6000/m-p/1982332#M7808
This AX4200 is not compatible with NAS from what I'm reading.
To be honest with 3 floors and that speed if you want a premium mesh system I would do the Orbi 6 AX6000 3-Pack minimum. You get a lot more bang for your $ at that premium speed and square footage and more options. If you don't go mesh, you'll have a hard time getting your wifi throughout your house. You'll have to buy at least 2 routers and have 2 networks hard wired in on different floors to spread it out.
Yeah a lot of these mesh systems don't have the USB ports like the old days to add HDD, etc... Orbi 6 and AX4200 don't seem to support it directly. Google has never had this since day one either.
Here's my video on Orbi 6 ruclips.net/video/F-tDUJVwG2k/видео.html
I only have a 2 bedroom 2 story townhome so the AX4200 killed it for me but when my home is built I'll be upgrading to this but in the 3-pack.
Hope this helps
Can you use the Costco netgear orbi ax 4200 with FIOS if you have phone, TV and internet? Do you install the Orbi to the Fios router?
Yes for sure. You an use an wifi router with your existing ISP. Your TV/Internet/Phone will be fine. I've done this before with I had FiOS and Frontier
what modem should i pair with it? i have the spectrum provided one with 1 Gig
I recommend this modem amzn.to/3oTxRKn i
@@Zachus hey I was told yo buy the netgear 1200 would you advise me to change ?
Netgear 1200 is a router not a modem. I haven't tried it but it certainly not in the same league as the video you are commenting on for the Orbi AX4200. Not sure who recommended it to you. Are you in a house or apartment? Rooms? All of this goes into play. What is your internet speed?
@@Zachus sorry about that it's the netgear cm1000
With a Asus Rt-ax 88u
I’ve read apple FaceTime iMessage etc apple server issues. Any advice or comments?
I've been using it now for months and no issues with any of these. I had one issue with my Playstation but googled in fixed it right away.
Zachus that’s good to hear. I got the Costco set last week. Some reviewers stated apple iPhone issues but most were from a year ago. Thanks for the info
Hey dude. Why did you prefer this one over the 6GB Orbi ?
For me I just didn't need the power of the Orbi 6 and so I opted for this one in the end. Both are great, obviously the Orbi 6 is top of the line right now. If you get over 1GB down into your home or business then Orbi 6 is killer
I have a gigabit speed at router AX4200 but my speed on WiFi 6 devices like 11 pro max and iPad Pro 2020 far 1 foot from main router of Orbi about 300 only I complained a lot to Orbi , they claim that Speed test via Ookla isn’t reliable and they claim that the only reliable test is the test inside their application, which isn’t not true because I tried to log in to their application while turning off WIFI on my iPhone and the test it was 940 as well , which means it doesn’t show the actual speed reached to iPhone 11 Pro Max , I don’t know how they claim that this router is supported to 1Gig speed , anyone have the same issue ?
Yeah the downside to Netgear/Orbi is awful customer and tech support for sure. I do find Ookla very unreliable a lot compared to other gigabit speed testers, they are all the same but then Ookla will be super low and is all over the place if you run multiple test within 10mins. However you should be getting better speeds that 300.
You are getting 940 on 4G LTE? Whose your carrier?
@@Zachus no I have 940 via fiber from Orange company in Jordan country , and the test from cable is stable around 940 Mbps but in WiFi with Orbi not more than 400 in best cases and very close to Orbi router
I have the same issue with you,using RBK752(AX4200) with 1G internet but Speed test in my iphone 12pro only showed the speed is around 400M
how is this compared to the AX6000?
ruclips.net/video/F-tDUJVwG2k/видео.html
This wouldn’t change the price of the providers right?
No, you can buy any router you want and the ISP doesn't charge you extra to have wifi in your house.
Have you tried orbi CBK 750/752 router/modem?
This is CBK752/750 = AX4200 😉 and yes I did a video on RBK852 = AX6000 as well
Does orbi ax4200 router give the wifi? Or the satellite or both?
AX4200 is a wifi router mesh network system. The Router is what connects to your internet and routes your internet through your home via a wireless signal as well as allows you to connect wired connections into it. The 2 Satellites extend your network throughout your house both boasting your signal and helping manage devices, they also have wired connections for back haul or to connect devices that are not wifi into them.
Hope this helps
@@Zachus ok, just wondering because my wifi is stronger close to satellite, when I am close to my router that's in another room, wifi signal is not as strong.
That is odd... Normally stronger at the router
I am little concern about the longevity of the device.
The RBK50 that my family got from Costco died within the second year and is out of warranty.
This is unusable but Costco will refund them or swap it out. It is recommended to swap your router out every 2-3 years.
@@Zachus Sadly, Costco has an industry standard 90 days return policy for electronics.
Meanwhile, the family's old trusty spare Belkin basic router continues to work after 8 years.
Would you mind to share the insight on why swapping out the router every 2 to 3 years?
This one vs the eero pro 6
Not even close, the Orbi 6 is a premium router. Eero Pro was bought out by Amazon and is there competitive product the Google Nest Wifi