NETGEAR RBK753-100EUS

Product Information

A good shot of the router and satellites straight out of the box. It’s hard to tell immediately which one is which, so Orbi have handily labelled them for you to get you going. So, while the speed is good and the design is nice, and the setup is simple, the cost is high, and the reliability is ZERO !

Orbi has added a whole list of features to the RBK753 that you might find useful. We’ve compiled a list of them for you:From this interface, you get some more advanced features, including port forwarding controls. This router, however, doesn’t support BT IGMP proxying at the moment, which means that if you have BT TV through a YouView box, you won’t be able to watch streamed channels, such as BT Sport. It’s strange, as this feature is available on the older Wi-Fi 5 Orbi systems and even the newer Nighthawk routers. You can also set up a Guest Wi-Fi network that makes it secure for your guests to access the Internet using your connection.

I do not think my household is special, in that we almost always use a lot of network products: several mobile phones, tablets and PC’s, wireless printer, three TV’s, various network players and wireless speakers. Smart doorbell, robot vacuum cleaner, blinds and garage door. Eventually, smart humidity meters, smoke alarms and district heating will also be installed. And it’s critical that everything talks together – and that it works! When speed was enough The web interface might be the best choice, as we had some issues with Insight when we tried to install the router as an Access Point and not a router, which is an option.It’s great to also have some decent performance options in the web-based configuration options too. More so than TP-Link’s Deco X50 I reviewed recently, though it’s a gold award winner. Price-wise, the Orbi RBK752 is certainly easier to stomach than its big brother. With a single device for testing, performance was quite similar, although the RBK852 still has plenty of bandwidth left. With both systems, you get the same range of features, so there’s no clear winner in either; it is a shame that neither system supports Netgear’s parental controls at the moment.