NETGEAR Orbi RBE971 User Manual page 23

Whole Home Quad-Band Mesh WiFi 7 System
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 5. 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 6. Ethernet backhaul connection using a switch
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