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Which mesh network works well with Ring? Orbi just didn’t work well with Ring. Couldn’t get them to work together. Have 2400 sq ft home and connectivity on far end is poor. Need a mesh WiFi.  
Which mesh network works well with Ring?

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I've been using the Orbi system for almost 3 years now. 2600 sqft home in the middle of nowhere without issue. Ring alarm, 4 cameras, streaming like crazy (Firesticks), phones and computer.  
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Brian, what I didn’t like and why I think I had an issue is bc Orbi doesn’t easily allow to specify 2. 4 and 5 bands. I just couldn’t get it to work.  
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Kristoff. The way I worked around that (for my robotic vacuum that requires 2. 4) was by adding a shortcut to my homescreen and hiding the 5 band when I needed 2. 4 specifically (if the vacuum disconnected for some reason). A little extra work, but simple enough to switch it on and off and still have great coverage overall.  
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Brian, ahhh. Would you mind sharing (if it’s not too much) how to “hide” the 5g band? I then may rethink the Orbi if that can get my Ring to work.  
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Kristoff. I'm actually sitting in physical therapy right now but if I go from memory: Log into the router via an internet browser, select advanced options/configuration, Wi-Fi settings, uncheck the box next to "broadcast 5ghz signal", save/apply. This will cause only 2. 4 to be visible. On a side note, I was also going to try creating a password protected guest login using 2. 4 only and connect directly to that but haven't given it a try yet.  
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@cassirer7531 Pallozzi thanks. Good luck at physical therapy. Much appreciated.  
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I use the ASUS aimesh system. I use three routers across my network and have no problems
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I have the ax-88u, rt-3100, and ac68u all meshed together. But yes dual band is fine because most of the devices run on 2. 4g. I can place my cams anywhere I want around the home and never lose connectivity. I add the routers in mesh mode.  
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Agreed. I also have asus extenders and modem. I have a 100 foot long property. And needed access in the back alley. No problems here. Like ever
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Search group wall loads of posts about this with great info
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Orbi has had issues with firmware. I sell and have my team install Eero systems usually for mesh, or for bigger homes systems like Luxel.  
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Google Nest Wifi works great. Very easy and very reliable.  
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Dont do nest. I had nest. And the speaker options were terrible. Couldnt hear a thing.  
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Have had tp link deco m5 with two wired ring devices for over a year now and no issues.  
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Same here. TP Link is a good mesh system.  
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Had m5 and wine to m9, both great.  
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No issues with my orbi and ring either. I am getting ready to switch to Ubiquiti though. Mainly for the control and management aspect
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@crawford79569 the ubiquiti is supposed to be really good. I use an Orbi now and it works so no reason to blow more money but when I do switch going to ubiquiti
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As with any mesh, if you overshoot your homes square footage, you will suffer from the nodes overlapping the cams and specially with battery cams.  
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@lemur can you explain “overshoot your homes square footage? ”
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@lemur my decom9’s will let you assign devices to a specific node and not mesh to prevent that problem.  
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@kurt43666 He means having a system too big for your home. A lot of people buy the RBK53 when they only need the RBK33. In some cases you can get too much overlap and the devices can't connect properly based on one node covering half the house, another node covering the other half, and then a third node confusing the hell out of the first two nodes. I tried the 33 myself in a 2200 sq ft house and based on their stats it should have worked, but I couldn't get any solid connections to my backyard and side yard cams. I switched to the 53 and then also added a plug-in sat to get the coverage I needed. Stucco houses suck to try and get a good connection outside from inside.  
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My google mesh works great
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I use an orbi with zero issues .  
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@coan469 same
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@coan469 how many satellites and how are they placed?  
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@kurt43666 1 satilite. 2000 square foot home. main hub downstairs and satellite upstairs, opposite side of the house
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Cisco Velop works awesome. I have three nodes and if necessary you can have 12 node. You won’t be disappointed.  
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I run Orbi with Ring without hiccups now. I put all my Ring products on the Guest network by themselves and tweaked some settings for the couple battery cams I have. I'm running RBK 53 with an additional plug-in sat in my garage. Only went higher on coverage because I wasn't getting coverage to some outside cams with the smaller Orbi systems. My current systems says it's overkill for my house, but it works great. I'm also running in AP mode.  
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I replaced my Orbi with AmpliFi Aliens works well wirh all my devices including Ring and Nest
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Eero! Eero! Eero!  
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I'm using Google Wifi and it works great with my 7 ring cameras.  
+24 votes
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I use the AmoliFI as well. Although now it’s in bridge mode due to the type of internet in new house, but it’s brilliant. I have two base stations. So my NAS can be wired. And have 3 mesh points. Cost a bit. But well worth it
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What internet service you have? Cause I have Fios and I use 3 Fios extenders and have constant WiFi without issues
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@disprove793 xfinity
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You should see if they are really giving you all you internet speed, cause cable companies loves to tell you, your getting what you pay for but really don’t. Cause it happened to me when I had Time Warner, now called Spectrum
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You might look into Netgear Nighthawk X6S EX8000. It has great reviews. Check it out on YouTube
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I have a Velop and both my Pro and Floodlight work great.  
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Google nest WiFi possibly with the points
+23 votes
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Velop here. No issues.  
+15 votes
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We've installed 100s of eero. It's gold.  
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@huh3050 100s?  
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@kurt43666 yep. I have a home technology firm. We monitor all of them on the eero portal. It's an amazing product. We use to use ubiquiti, but they absolutly zero support inless you have endless time scrolling through forums for an answer.  
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No problems with eero. 2800 sq ft house.  
+4 votes
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I used to have Velop and had nothing but trouble in general moved to Eero and was a breeze. Nice setup and Ring products work great . Currently have RVDB 2 and RVDB3 and a battery camera running with no issues
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Crap just bought some Orbis better get them tested while i can still send them back
+22 votes
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Orbi and Eero are both good systems. We have the Orbi RBK23 tri-band 6, 000 sq. ft. mesh system. We needed our WiFi to extend to our detached garage. Ours is probably similar to most user’s experience. Our WiFi coverage is strong throughout. We are able to connect all our devices without any issues, including our Ring devices. Our devices are assigned automatically to 2. 4 GHz and 5 GHz bands as required. We’re using the default configuration. We’ve had no issue with firmware updates.  
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@commentative great to hear. I had so many issues with the Orbi. I wonder if my product was defective.  
+6 votes
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Just installed eero last week and it’s working great.  
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I use Eero on trial from Ring and have not had any problems since then. Well worth the money
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