How to set up your Orbi System

To set up your Orbi WiFi System:

Download the Orbi app from orbi-app.com and launch it.

  1. The first time you launch the app, you are asked to create a NETGEAR account. Your NETGEAR account allows you to register NETGEAR products, post to the NETGEAR Community, and receive email support and product offers.

  2. After you log in, tap GET STARTED!
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Placement of your Orbi Satellites

Where do I place all these Orbi units or Satellites?

When we talk about a customer’s home ‘environment’, we are referring to the space between the nodes, layout of the home, thickness of walls in between, electrical equipment that could cause interference in the WiFi network.

For this reason, we may ask for your home floorplan or a quick sketch to better understand the layout and considerations needed to set up the optimal mesh network.

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Networking Tips for Working from Home

... for those of us who work in office environments it is important to start considering how to be effective while working remotely. While many employees already regularly do this, it should be noted that telecommuting without losing productivity and efficiency is a challenge.
With that in mind, here are some of the top tips that our NETGEAR team has found helpful in improving our work from home situation:
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