“Will performance increase if I connect the satellite to a wired ethernet port from the base in a different room?”
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No. You would be trying to force the system to bypass it's greatest feature. The Orbi system, uses a separate quad-stream 5Ghz band -- with a top speed of 1.7Gbps -- to connect the main router and the satellite unit. https://www.cnet.com/products/netgear-orbi-wifi-system/review/ http://www.pcmag.com/review/348941/netgear-orbi-high-performance-ac3000-tri-band-wi-fi-system
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.According to Netgear Q&A, the wireless connection to the satellite is better.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.How can that be if the wireless speed is degregated between the primary and the secondary's location? I happen to have a wired ethernet port where I want the secondary.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The Orbi satellite was designed to connect wirelessly to the Orbi router and create a powerful AC3000 mesh network with no noticeable difference in broadcast between the router and satellite, unlike what you would find with an extender.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No, the ethernet ports on the satellite are not used for backhaul (WAN / Internet / Uplink traffic) so if you connect it to a switch or ethernet cable it will think that it's a device needing access not an uplink. All the ethernet ports on the satellite send their traffic via the backhaul antenna / network to the Orbi router / base which take care of sending that traffic to its destination.
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