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Its product data lists RBE871 as the router and RBE870 as the satellite, RBE872 as the 2-pack and RBE873 as the 3-pack. The page also carries black edition SKUs RBE873B and RBE870B, which the page shows out of stock. SKUs on the US store are RBE872-100NAS, RBE873-100NAS and RBE870-100NAS for the white models. The satellite RBE870 is also sold alone at 549.99 USD and is not a separate product here. No standalone RBE871 is sold on the US store.","gtins":"UPCs from the product data of each US store page: RBE872 606449171877 and RBE873 606449171907. The add-on satellite RBE870 has UPC 606449169720 and is not stored. UPCs of the black editions were not found.","status":"The 2-pack is in stock on the maker's US store. The 3-pack and the black editions are listed as out of stock.","markets":"Only the US store was checked.","colors":"Color selector: Classic White and Black Edition. Tom's Guide says the black set RBE873B is sold only on the maker's site.","segment":"Listed under Home WiFi, Mesh.","wifi_speed_class":"Speed: Orbi BE21000. Tri-Band WiFi 7 Mesh System.","wifi_radios":"The page prints only the class BE21000 and says Backhaul: Shared 5 GHz and 6 GHz, Fronthaul: 5 GHz and 6 GHz, so no radio is a dedicated backhaul. Per-band rates, widths and streams are in the manual, the datasheet and Dong Knows Tech.","wifi_features":"Multi-link Operation combines two WiFi bands.","external_antenna_count":"Router and satellite: (8) high-performance internal antennas with high-power amplifiers.","internal_antenna_count":"Router and satellite: (8) high-performance internal antennas with high-power amplifiers.","detachable_antennas":"The antennas are internal. Tom's Guide lists the antennas as not removable.","coverage_m2":"Router: WiFi coverage up to 3,000 sq. ft., converted to 279 m2 (278.7). The 2-pack is up to 6,000 sq. ft. (557 m2, 557.4) and the 3-pack up to 9,000 sq. ft. (836 m2, 836.1). The pack values are in the pack rows. The page also says up to 150 devices for the whole system. NETGEAR gives that figure for the system and not per unit, so it is not stored.","ports":"Router: (1) 10 Gig internet WAN port and (4) 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps Ethernet LAN ports. Dong Knows Tech calls the WAN port 10GBASE-T. No USB port.","units_in_pack":"2-pack and 3-pack, with one router and 1 or 2 satellites.","units_identical":"Router RBE871 and satellite RBE870 are different models. The router has a 10 Gig WAN port and the satellite has none.","satellite_model":"What's Included: Orbi WiFi 7 Router (RBE871) and Orbi WiFi 7 Satellite (RBE870).","ethernet_backhaul":"The page lists a 2.5 Gig wired backhaul option. The manual describes Ethernet backhaul.","management":"The Orbi app and the router web interface are both described in the manual.","account_required":"Footnote 3 says the Orbi app needs a free NETGEAR account. The manual and Tom's Guide also describe setup and management through the router web interface, so an account is not required.","network_features":"Separate WiFi networks: main network, IoT network and guest network.","vpn_server_protocols":"Page says it supports VPN to remotely access the home network. The manual names OpenVPN.","wifi_security":"Page lists WPA3.","security_suite":"NETGEAR Armor, powered by Bitdefender, an optional subscription.","automatic_updates":"Supports automatic firmware updates.","cpu_cores":"Router: quad-core 1.5 GHz processor.","cpu_clock_max_ghz":"Router: quad-core 1.5 GHz processor.","weight_g":"Router: 2.69 lb (1.22 kg). Satellite: 2.65 lb (1.201 kg). Stored is the router.","dimensions_mm":"Height 10.64 in (270.3 mm). The page labels the other two sides in opposite ways: the RBE872 and RBE870 pages say width 4.43 in (112.4 mm) and depth 5.78 in (146.8 mm), and the RBE873 page says width 5.78 in (146.8 mm) and depth 4.43 in (112.4 mm). The datasheets print 10.64 x 5.78 x 4.43 in (270.3 x 146.8 x 112.4 mm) each, the same order as the Orbi 370 sheet (height, width, depth), so the datasheet order is stored.","variants":"What's Included for the 2-pack: Orbi WiFi 7 Router (RBE871), Orbi WiFi 7 Satellite (RBE870), Ethernet cable, 2 power adapters and Quick Start Guide. Pack coverage and UPCs are in the notes of coverage_m2 and gtins."}},{"url":"https://www.netgear.com/home/wifi/mesh/rbe873/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["variants","gtins","units_in_pack"],"notes":{"variants":"RBE873 page: 3-pack with 1 router (RBE871), 2 satellites (RBE870), 1 Ethernet cable, 3 power adapters and a Quick Start Guide. Up to 9,000 sq. ft. Price 1,299.99 USD on the maker's store.","gtins":"UPC 606449171907 in the page's product data (SKU RBE873-100NAS).","units_in_pack":"The 3-pack holds one router and two satellites."}},{"url":"https://www.netgear.com/home/wifi/mesh/rbe870/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["satellite_ports","satellite_model"],"notes":{"satellite_ports":"Satellite RBE870: (4) 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps Ethernet LAN ports. No USB port.","satellite_model":"Add-on satellite page: Orbi WiFi 7 Satellite RBE870. The router RBE871 is sold separately as part of the packs."}},{"url":"https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBE872/RBE872_TS.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["spec_sheet_url","wifi_speed_class","wifi_radios","wifi_features","ports","satellite_ports","cpu_cores","cpu_clock_max_ghz","coverage_m2","dimensions_mm","weight_g","network_features","vpn_server_protocols","wifi_security","automatic_updates","security_suite","security_suite_cost","units_identical","satellite_model"],"notes":{"wifi_radios":"Page 1: combined WiFi speeds of up to 21 Gbps on router and satellite and tri-band with 10 streams of WiFi: 6 GHz, 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz. Multi-link operation backhaul is shared 5 GHz and 6 GHz and fronthaul is 5 GHz and 6 GHz. 10 streams fit 2 on 2.4 GHz and 4 on each of 5 GHz and 6 GHz, as Tom's Guide states.","wifi_features":"Page 1: Enhanced Backhaul with multi-link operation. Resilient WiFi: preamble puncturing blocks interference.","ports":"Router: one 10 Gig internet WAN port and four 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps Ethernet LAN ports.","satellite_ports":"Satellite: four 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps Ethernet LAN ports each.","cpu_cores":"Router: powerful quad-core 1.5 GHz processor.","cpu_clock_max_ghz":"Router: powerful quad-core 1.5 GHz processor.","coverage_m2":"Page 1: 360 degree coverage up to 6,000 sq. ft. for the 2-pack.","dimensions_mm":"Dimensions: 10.64 x 5.78 x 4.43 in (270.3 x 146.8 x 112.4 mm) each. The sheet does not name the axes.","weight_g":"Weights: router 2.69 lb (1.22 kg), satellite 2.65 lb (1.201 kg) each.","network_features":"Separate WiFi networks for secure access: main network, IoT network and guest network.","vpn_server_protocols":"VPN support provides secured remote access to your home network.","wifi_security":"WPA3 for secure WiFi connection to devices.","automatic_updates":"Automatic firmware update delivers the latest security patches to the router automatically.","security_suite":"NETGEAR Armor powered by Bitdefender with a 30-day trial included.","security_suite_cost":"Footnote 1: NETGEAR Armor requires a paid subscription after the initial 30-day free trial. Tom's Guide gives 50 USD for the first year and 150 USD a year after that.","units_identical":"Package contents list the router RBE871 and the satellite RBE870 as separate models.","satellite_model":"Package: (1) Orbi WiFi 7 Router (RBE871) and (1) Orbi WiFi 7 Satellite (RBE870)."}},{"url":"https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBE873/RBE871_RBE870_UM.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["manual_url","wifi_radios","wifi_features","wifi_security","network_features","vpn_server_protocols","operating_modes","automatic_updates","ethernet_backhaul","management","account_required","units_identical","power_supply"],"notes":{"manual_url":"User manual for router RBE871 and satellite RBE870. Chapter 1 describes the Whole Home Tri-Band WiFi 7 Mesh System.","wifi_radios":"Chapter 1: one 2.4 GHz radio with IEEE 802.11be for a throughput of 688 Mbps (the manual says 1024-QAM, but 688 Mbps is the 4096-QAM 2x2 rate at 40 MHz), one 5 GHz radio with 4K-QAM and a 240 MHz channel width for 8640 Mbps and one 6 GHz radio with 4K-QAM and a 320 MHz channel width for 11520 Mbps. Total 21000 Mbps. The manual rounds 8647 and 11529 Mbps. The stored 5 GHz and 6 GHz rates are the 802.11be rates for 4 streams at 240 and 320 MHz, as Dong Knows Tech prints 8647 for 5 GHz.","wifi_features":"Page 57: the router supports automatic bandsteering between the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz radio bands in the main WiFi network.","wifi_security":"Page 59 lists WPA2-PSK + WPA3-Personal and WPA3-Personal for the main network. The guest network adds WPA2-PSK.","network_features":"Main, IoT and guest networks, Dynamic DNS (free service) and a VLAN / Bridge Settings page with VLAN tag groups. IPTV is not named, so it is not stored.","vpn_server_protocols":"Chapter 9: Use OpenVPN to Access Your Network. Enable the OpenVPN service in the router.","operating_modes":"Use the router as a WiFi access point only. Satellites extend the router as mesh nodes.","automatic_updates":"Manage automatic firmware updates: by default the Orbi system updates automatically. Enabled by default.","ethernet_backhaul":"The satellite supports an Ethernet backhaul connection to the router or another satellite, in star or daisy chain topology.","management":"The manual describes managing the system from the router web interface at orbilogin.com and from the NETGEAR Orbi app.","account_required":"The router can be set up and managed through the web interface. A free NETGEAR account is needed to register the router and manage subscriptions.","units_identical":"The manual names the router RBE871 and the satellite RBE870 as separate models.","power_supply":"Power connector: connect the power adapter that came with your router to this port. The satellite has the same."}},{"url":"https://dongknows.com/netgear-orbi-870-series-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date","launch_price_usd","variants","wifi_radios","ethernet_backhaul","fan","ram_gb","flash_gb","power_input","included_adapter_output_w","measured_energy_24h_wh","management","units_identical"],"notes":{"release_date":"Hardware table: U.S. Release Date January 7, 2025.","launch_price_usd":"Hardware table: US launch price 1299.99 USD (3-pack), 999.99 USD (2-pack) and 549.99 USD (satellite). Tax not included. The base value is the 2-pack.","variants":"US launch prices of the 2-pack RBE872 and the 3-pack RBE873.","wifi_radios":"Hardware table: tri-band BE21000, 5 GHz 4x4 BE up to 8647 Mbps (20/40/80/160/240 MHz) and 6 GHz 4x4 BE up to 11,530 Mbps (20/40/80/160/320 MHz). The table printed 11,530 Mbps for 6 GHz, which is the rounded 11529 Mbps. The 2.4 GHz cell could not be read reliably, so the manual and Tom's Guide supply 688 Mbps with 2x2. No dedicated backhaul band: the review calls the system tri-band without a permanently dedicated backhaul. Firmware V10.5.13.6.","ethernet_backhaul":"The wired backhaul tops out at 2.5 Gbps.","fan":"None of the hardware units seem to have an internal fan.","ram_gb":"Processing power row for the Orbi 870: quad-core 1.5 GHz CPU, 4 GB flash, 2 GB RAM. Tom's Guide agrees.","flash_gb":"Processing power row for the Orbi 870: 4 GB flash. Tom's Guide agrees.","power_input":"Power row: input 110-120 V 50/60 Hz, output 12 V 3.5 A. The maker's pages print no adapter rating.","included_adapter_output_w":"12 V x 3.5 A is 42 W.","measured_energy_24h_wh":"Power consumption per 24 hours: about 385 Wh for the router unit and about 270 Wh for a satellite. The method is not described.","management":"The web UI is available. The Orbi app and the NETGEAR Armor app need a NETGEAR login.","units_identical":"Router RBE871 has a 10 Gig WAN port. The satellites RBE870 have four 2.5 Gig LAN ports."}},{"url":"https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/routers/netgear-orbi-870-review","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["measured_throughput","measured_throughput_through_wall_mbps","measured_range_m","measured_power_consumption_load_w"],"notes":{"measured_throughput":"Tom's Guide tested the Orbi 873 (3-pack) in a 100 year old 3,500 sq. ft. home with Keysight IxChariot set to mimic 10 data-hungry users and an Acer Swift Edge 16 as the client. Firmware is not stated and the band is not named. Direct rows: 15 ft (4.572 m) 1.820 Gbps, 50 ft (15.24 m) 627.4 Mbps, 75 ft (22.86 m) 628.6 Mbps and 90 ft (27.432 m) 102.6 Mbps. The text says 628.8 Mbps at 75 ft and the results table says 628.6, so the table is stored. Satellite rows: nodes a floor above and a floor below the router with the test machine 40 ft (12.192 m) away: 728.9 Mbps upstairs and 785.2 Mbps downstairs.","measured_throughput_through_wall_mbps":"Test machine in an adjacent room 25 ft from the router through a wall: 867.2 Mbps.","measured_range_m":"The review gives a range of 115 feet (35.052 m).","measured_power_consumption_load_w":"During the saturation test the RBE871 router used 15.3 W and each RBE870 node 11.8 W."}},{"url":"https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/routers/netgear-orbi-870-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["warranty_years","wall_mountable","ram_gb","flash_gb","cpu_cores","cpu_clock_max_ghz","external_antenna_count","internal_antenna_count","detachable_antennas","wifi_radios","wifi_features","ports","satellite_ports","colors","security_suite_cost","account_required","management"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"The review says Netgear continues its stingy one year of warranty protection and a 90 day support policy. US market. The maker's page links to its warranty policy without printing the term.","wall_mountable":"Netgear offers 40 USD brackets for wall mounting any of the three current Orbi WiFi 7 products, in black or white. The bracket is sold separately.","ram_gb":"Specs box: processor/memory/storage quad-core 1.5GHz/2GB/4GB.","flash_gb":"Specs box: processor/memory/storage quad-core 1.5GHz/2GB/4GB.","cpu_cores":"Quad-core 1.5GHz.","cpu_clock_max_ghz":"Quad-core 1.5GHz.","external_antenna_count":"Specs box: number of antennas/removable: 8/No.","internal_antenna_count":"Eight internal antennas arranged in a spherical coverage pattern.","detachable_antennas":"Specs box: removable antennas No.","wifi_radios":"The review says 2x2 operation on 2.4 GHz and 4x4 on 5 GHz and 6 GHz, with 688 Mbps on 2.4 GHz and about 8.6 and 11.5 Gbps on 5 GHz and 6 GHz, and a peak of 21 Gbps. It says the system dynamically allocates 5 GHz and 6 GHz space for backhaul instead of a dedicated band.","wifi_features":"The review names 320 MHz channels, 4K QAM and MLO.","ports":"Router: one 10 Gbps WAN input and four 2.5 Gbps LAN. No USB port.","satellite_ports":"Node ports: four 2.5 Gbps LAN.","colors":"Available in white or black. The black set RBE873B is only available on the maker's site.","security_suite_cost":"Armor now includes Bitdefender malware protection, an adblocker and VPN for 50 users. The first year costs 50 USD, then 150 USD a year.","account_required":"Setup used the Orbi app and an account. The review says the settings can be changed in the app or in a connected browser.","management":"Netgear gives the choice of using the app or a connected browser to customize settings."}}],"fields_filled":64,"updated":"2026-10-14"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}