Good choice by Apple. I am very satisfied with my Orbi RBK23 setup. Looks great for wifi routers, and works really well, and with very nice app and setup software.
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Netgear's Orbi Mesh Wi-Fi Routers Now Available From Apple
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That's curious. Wirecutter basically says that the Amplifi setups are trash now. I've also seen a lot of consumer reviews who were unhappy with them too. Which kinda stinks because I was intent on getting the Gamer setup.
Now that HomeKit Update Netgear pushed with their latest firmware makes sense.
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Yup, been running like a charm for a long time here.
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It automatically isolates the various HomeKit products from each other and the rest of the network. It's mainly a security thing, keeping your home network safe from device makers with evil intent (not always sure what I'm letting into my network when buying products from Chinese companies, for example), devices with broken or compromised security etc.
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Yup, been running like a charm for a long time here.
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It automatically isolates the various HomeKit products from each other and the rest of the network. It's mainly a security thing, keeping your home network safe from device makers with evil intent (not always sure what I'm letting into my network when buying products from Chinese companies, for example), devices with broken or compromised security etc.
Anyone run homekit on Orbis ? How is it ? No problems ?
and is the homekit secure thing going to be a software upgrade with participating router brands or will you have to buy a new router ?
and is the homekit secure thing going to be a software upgrade with participating router brands or will you have to buy a new router ?
AMPLIFI HD, no issues using my HomeKit gear, easy setup, easy management and remote management. Manage mine and my parents. Can set additional SSID’s which is nice. Also like that it’s not like Eero, Luma (bought by I think first alert?), and Google. I manage it not a cloud service like the 3 I listed earlier, don’t have to worry that if they go down I’m down. Plus if I travel again for work, the Teleport is nice. Right now away from home I have 29 devices connected to the mesh network. It’s also my main router since I converted my Verizon FiOS connection to Ethernet. Been happy ever since the purchase.
Very fast, great coverage, but rather unstable especially after firmware updates. Be prepared to a few days of random reboot of the router... The overly bright light is literally a nightmare if any of the satellites drops connection - a bright red ring of death light will be constantly on.
I just bought the RBK23 and have a ton of Apple products in the house. Beware the speed and brightness of the RBK23 is not the same as the raves you find for the RBK50. Also, Apple has some work to do on their end. I'm not completely sure which product is at fault, but I was expecting that I could walk around with my iPhone and seamlessly be transferred between satellites to keep peak speed (which is important because your phone is a convenient network measuring device). This is FAR from the case now. The iOS software seems to be responsible for two serious problems: (1) it only looks at the strength of the signal between 2.4 and 5 GHz bands without considering the greater data carrying capacity and support for 802.11ac for the 5.0 band. I find that my phone is relegated to the 2.4 band 90% of the time or more, and (2) the iPhone (XS in my case) seems to hold on to a given access point way too long as you move around. It seems to check to infrequently or perhaps doesn't check comparatively to other access point options. Netgear claims to have band steering and access point steering which should help, but in my experience it does not. You can turn on a function called 'fast roaming' in the advanced settings, which may help some, but in general, I would say if this is the best mesh gets, it's got a lot of room to improve. I find it takes 1-5 minutes to be transferred to a satellite sitting right in front of you. I hope Netgear and Apple are working to address these issues. I've filed tech support issues with both. Netgear tech support is horrific, so that probably won't do much, but Apple was helpful and acknowledged the logic for band selection is too simple. How long have we had 5GHz routers? Really? Come on Apple...
What does your coax connect into? Do the Ethernet and Coax go into different devices? I have FIOS, but I dropped the cable TV portion to go HULU Live, so I had Verizon provision my ONT from Coax to Ethernet. From what I understand the Coax line handles the VOD, guide and channels. If provision correctly you can go full Ethernet and that’s what they are rolling out to new customers, but I don’t know how that will work with a 3rd party router. Plus if you have issues, Verizon won’t support your device. If I recall there is some good info on this specifically on Verizon FiOS boards.
We built out house in 2016, so all the rooms have ethernet/coax home runs to the basement (where the ONT feeds). The ethernet goes directly to my eeros. The coax is split right now to our living room, where we have a tivo. Other TVs in the house connect to the tivo via ethernet.
I’d reach out to Verizon, I needed my ONT upgraded last year since it was failing (over 10 years old), and the tech said they’re moving everything to Ethernet so homes if they want GB speeds they need Ethernet.