Review on NETGEAR Orbi Pro Tri-Band Mesh WiFi System (SRK60B03) - Router & Extender Replacement, Expandable to 7,500 sq. ft., 3 Pack, 3Gbps Speed Router & 2 Satellites by Covey Palmer

. And it doesn't (and don't call me Shirley!). Orbi Pro isn't serious enterprise networking gear, so there's a lack of "Pro" in Orbi Pro. . Let's be clear, the Orbi Pro is absolutely no better than your typical home WiFi setup when it comes to features and has COMPLETELY no semblance of business need. First, it doesn't support VLANs, which is surprising for a business-oriented system. That means they're all on the same subnet, but Orbi Pro supports 3 SSIDs, which means they're all on the same subnet regardless of SSID, which doesn't make any sense at all. Next, the lack of QoS. Serious? Even consumer networking devices have QoS, so you can properly prioritize network traffic and applications. Your $100 Linksys router has this. And then there's the instability. You never know when Orbi Pro will randomly crash or devices will stop connecting to WiFi for no apparent reason. By the way, do NOT use the Netgear Insight tool! DO NOT repeat the Netgear Insight tool! The tool has an awkward tendency to erase your configuration and either restore it to factory defaults or conveniently set a fallback configuration without your consent. This undocumented feature happened to me when I was checking the network while on a plane and the entire network was destroyed right before my 4 hour flight. I had to explain to a layman how to restore the network 2500 miles away. Turns out the network has been factory reset - how's that for a business function? And then there's the fact that almost every change results in a system reboot that shuts down everything on the network for even the smallest change. Then we talk about the AC3000's hypocritical marketing nonsense. The AC3000 makes you think you're getting Wi-Fi, giving you gigabit speeds like 802.11ac or 802.11ax. And it's not, not even close. To be clear, this is not a WAVE 2 device, so it only has one spatial stream per client, giving you a maximum theoretical connection speed of just 866Mbps under the most ideal conditions. AC3000? Hm? In the real world, you can only expect around 500Mbps and a meager 300Mbps throughput. To put this in perspective, this means that copying a 4GB file from a wireless client to a wired server on the same network takes minutes and is actually slower than my 1GB internet upload connection! It turns out that a 1 gigabyte connection is only available between mesh access points, which has nothing to do with client bandwidth. And then we talk about the choice of 5 GHz channels. There are only four 5GHz channels to choose from, meaning that in the complex RF environment most likely to be found in a small business space, this setup gets stuck on crowded bandwidth channels that even support decent Wi-Fi. Setup for home could reach from. beyond the borders. After all, there is no POE. So if you want to install it somewhere, make sure there is an outlet nearby. In short, the Orbi Pro lacks ALL the features that even basic enterprise wireless networking requires. I do not recommend this system at any business level and do not see any pro features in the Orbi Pro product at all. I then ripped it out and spent the money installing a Cisco 2504 controller with Cisco 2702 and 3702 access points. I have a Cisco 350X switch for connecting servers and a 350-10P switch for connecting an RV340 router and other network devices.