NETGEAR Orbi RBK852

Product information

Key specs

Fastest WiFi standard

Wireless AX (WiFi 6)

Ethernet speed

Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps)

Frequency bands

Tri-band

Type router

Mesh WiFi system

WiFi speed

AX6000

Fastest WiFi standard	Wireless AX (WiFi 6)
Ethernet speed	Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps)
Frequency bands	Tri-band
Type router	Mesh WiFi system
WiFi speed	AX6000
Number of stations	2
Living situation	Large apartment, Small apartment
Number of Ethernet ports	4

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Pros and cons

According to our router expert

• Mesh WiFi allows you to create 1 large WiFi network with a strong signal throughout your whole house.
• This router supports WiFi 6, so you can set up a faster connection and get better coverage.
• You can connect the stations of this mesh system with each other with a cable, so you can have WiFi in multiple places in very large homes.
• To make use of all the improvements offered by WiFi 6, you'll need suitable devices, but the stations will set up a faster connection between them in any case.
• This system only has 2 mesh stations, so your WiFi coverage is limited to 2 floors of a townhouse.

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Description

With the NETGEAR Orbi RBK852 WiFi 6 Mesh WiFi system, you can provide very fast wireless internet in a large apartment or 2 floors of an average-sized home. This multi-room WiFi router supports the new WiFi 6 version. This newest WiFi standard allows you to connect more devices. Even if you're online with 10 devices at the same time, the WiFi doesn't get unstable. That's ideal for large families. Thanks to the high speed of this Orbi high-end model, you don't have to worry about stuttering movies or games. You can also control this smart mesh system with your voice. That way, you can easily enable a guest network if you have visitors.

With the NETGEAR Orbi RBK852 WiFi 6 Mesh WiFi system, you can provide very fast wireless internet in a large apartment or 2 floors of an average-sized home. This multi-room WiFi router supports the new WiFi 6 version. This newest WiFi standard allows you to connect more devices. Even if you're online with 10 devices at the same time, the WiFi doesn't get unstable. That's ideal for large families. Thanks to the high speed of this Orbi high-end model, you don't have to worry about stuttering movies or games. You can also control this smart mesh system with your voice. That way, you can easily enable a guest network if you have visitors.

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Tips for using this product

Tips for using this product

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Included by default

• Manual
• Main router (1x)
• Expansion (1x)
• Network cable (1x)
• Power adapter (2x)

Included by default

• Manual
• Main router (1x)
• Expansion (1x)
• Network cable (1x)
• Power adapter (2x)

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Key specs

Fastest WiFi standard

Wireless AX (WiFi 6)

Ethernet speed

Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps)

Frequency bands

Tri-band

Type router

Mesh WiFi system

WiFi speed

AX6000

Fastest WiFi standard	Wireless AX (WiFi 6)
Ethernet speed	Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps)
Frequency bands	Tri-band
Type router	Mesh WiFi system
WiFi speed	AX6000
Number of stations	2
Living situation	Large apartment, Small apartment
Number of Ethernet ports	4

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Reviews

177 reviews

8,7/10 (177 reviews)

Rating

106 reviews with 5 stars

5 stars 0 reviews

55 reviews with 4 stars

4 stars 0 reviews

4 reviews with 3 stars

3 stars 0 reviews

8 reviews with 2 stars

2 stars 0 reviews

4 reviews with 1 star

1 star 0 reviews

Rating per section

Range

10,0

Installation ease

10,0

Speed

10,0

Design

10,0

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Most helpful reviews

Our expert review

Super-fast multi-room WiFi system

• I have WiFi everywhere in the house, without having to pull cables
• I connect all my devices at the same time without slowing down the network
• The stations are very big

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• Ambrosius
• 4 March 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

Expensive but you get something in return

• Easy to set up
• Speed
• Slightly less range than my previous AP (Engenius) due to brick walls

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• Nathan swannet
• 27 January 2021
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

top product

• Reach everywhere
• quick install
• price

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• Rob teunis
• 10 July 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,6/10

Excellent

• Simple Installation
• Fantastic speed of all devices
• Price is high, but yes, so is the quality and so actually no downside

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• Koen
• 22 June 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,6/10

Expensive, but really solved all your wifi problems.

• Really super fast WiFi everywhere in the house
• Installation is really simple
• Price

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• Manfred mensink
• 12 February 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,6/10

What a great device.

• Easy to install
• Super WiFi range everywhere in the house and in the garden
• No...

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• Rob
• 18 July 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

This is how you want WiFi to work

• Powerful signal
• Talking fast
• Price

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• Maurice
• 4 January 2022
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

A must for good WiFi. Costs what. Do you have something.

• very fast
• Very easy to install
• Well. The price. But quality also costs something.

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• Peter huizinga
• 24 April 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,8/10

High speed at a high price

• Beautiful design
• nice app
• Expensive

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• Steffan van der werf
• 17 April 2020
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9,2/10

This is the I-phone of the WiFi

• Very easy installation, via app on mobile phone, even for non IT connoisseurs
• Great speed improvement of my internet, with spare capacity for future provider upgrades
• This new model with WiFi 6 remains quite expensive compared to other devices

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• Peter matton
• 17 June 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

Our expert review

Super-fast multi-room WiFi system

• I have WiFi everywhere in the house, without having to pull cables
• I connect all my devices at the same time without slowing down the network
• Installation is a piece of cake
• The stations are very big

With WiFi 6, the Orbi RBK853 not only provides a faster connection between my router and devices. The connection is also better and faster between the points of the Orbi Multiroom WiFi system. This way I can use this Multiroom WiFi system wirelessly on all floors of my house. While that was not possible with a WiFi 5 mesh system. Because of the thick ceilings in my house, I had to use cables between the WiFi points.

Thanks to the Orbi RBK853, I also have fast and stable WiFi in the attic. Something that wasn't possible before. So really great progress! I am also very happy with the speed that the system achieves on my Samsung Galaxy S10. The WiFi speed is faster than I ever got. Partly because of this, I also get the maximum download speed of my internet connection in the attic.

Thanks to the Orbi WiFi 6, streaming is no problem at all, wherever I am in the house. I also notice that I do this with several devices at the same time. The Orbi is a powerful system, allowing you to connect to dozens of devices at the same time. Even starting two streams and playing games at the same time does not affect the stability. The Orbi RBK853 is therefore suitable for busy households in my opinion.

Of course there are also some downsides. For example, I don't constantly get the fastest speed, possibly because I'm not always connected to the nearest station. I solve this by turning the wifi off and on again. In addition, Orbi's stations are very large. You don't put them out of sight that easily. The front appears to be made of fragile plastic. That is disappointing for a product of this price.

• Ambrosius
• 4 March 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

Expensive but you get something in return

• Easy to set up
• Speed
• Speed!!
• Slightly less range than my previous AP (Engenius) due to brick walls

I hesitated for a long time, but many reviews agreed. This Orbi Wifi 6 is the fastest of the fastest and that's a fact! Without interference you will get the same speed as a 1Gbps cable (if your device supports it of course).
You have to dig into your wallet for it. It's not cheap, but if you simply want to get the fastest WiFi and you don't want to see a difference between cable or WiFi, this is it!

If you have a lot of retaining walls or have to go through ceilings, I recommend buying extra satellites. From the moment you have to go through one or more stone walls, you lose that optimal speed. Not that it goes slow (100Mbps is still perfectly feasible), but you don't buy something like that for that.

There are now 5 stations spread throughout the house with wired backbone and perfect coverage everywhere. What's also really cool is the fact that your device transfers seamlessly to another station if that gives you better coverage and without a hitch in your speed or connection. Mesh for the win!

• Nathan swannet
• 27 January 2021
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

top product

• Reach everywhere
• quick install
• easy installation
• price

Never had such a good range

• Rob teunis
• 10 July 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

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Specifications

Product

Product number

852349

Manufacturer code

RBK852-100EUS

Brand

Netgear

Warranty

2 years

Processing of your defect

Via Coolblue

Old product returned for free

General properties

Type router

Mesh WiFi system

WiFi speed class

Mid-range

Usage situation

Stream movies and music, Study at home

Living situation

Large apartment, Small apartment

Number of stations

2

Can be expanded with extra stations

Built-in modem

Network properties

Fastest WiFi standard

Wireless AX (WiFi 6)

Frequency bands

Tri-band

WiFi speed

AX6000

2.4GHz band speed

2400 Mbit/s

5GHz band speed

2400 Mbit/s

Speed of second 5GHz band

1200 Mbit/s

Number of WiFi antennas

8

Antenna connection type

Without connector

Jumbo frame support

Wired network properties

Ethernet speed

Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps)

Network connector

Number of Ethernet ports

4

WAN ports

2

PoE support

USB port

Mobile internet properties

Automatically switches to 3G/4G

SIM card slot

Performance properties

Quality of Service (QoS)

MU-MIMMO

Seamless roaming

Beamforming

Port forwarding

LACP Link aggregation

Network security properties

Parental controls

WLAN security

WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK

Firewall

Firewall type

DoS, NAT Firewall, SPI Firewall

Guest network

VPN support

VPN server

VPN client

VPN passthrough

Physical properties

Mounting possible

Width

19,05 cm

Height

25,4 cm

Depth

7,11 cm

Weight

1,297 kg

Color

White

Material

Plastic

Power supply

Power supply type

Power grid