NETGEAR RBRE960B User Manual page 19

Orbi Quad-Band Mesh WiFi 6E System
The following figure shows how to connect your Orbi satellites to your Orbi router using
a star topology to create an Ethernet backhaul connection.
Router Satellite 1 Satellite 2
Modem
Internet
Figure 3. Star topology: Satellites connected to the router's Ethernet ports
The following figure shows another way to connect your Orbi satellites to your Orbi
router using a daisy chain topology to create an Ethernet backhaul connection.
Router Satellite 1 Satellite 2
Modem
Internet
Figure 4. Daisy chain topology: Satellite 1 connected to router and satellite 2 connected to satellite 1
The following figure shows how to connect your Orbi satellites to your Orbi router
through an Ethernet switch.
Router Satellite 1 Satellite 2
Modem
Internet
Switch
Figure 5. Ethernet backhaul connection using a switch
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