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Orbi RBE973 router (BE27000)

Netgear router, desktop or wall. 4 × 2.5GBASE-T, 3 × Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), 2 × 10GBASE-T.

Netgear Orbi RBE973 router (BE27000), front, drawn from its port list

Generated drawing. Port count and types are from the data; port positions are approximate.

Ports

PortTypeSpeedSideNotes
2 × eth1 – eth210GBASE-T10Gfront—
4 × eth3 – eth62.5GBASE-T2.5Gfront—
3 × wifi1 – wifi3Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)—front—

Specifications

Vendor
Netgear
Type
Router
Mounting
Desktop or wall
Ports
9
Also known as
RBE970, RBK973, RBE973

Source: a manual entry, not verified against the vendor. Vendor's page, checked 2026-11-11.

YAML

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# Netgear Orbi RBE973 router (BE27000)
# Converted from the punchdown catalog on 2026-11-10. Source of the data: curated. Official page and image link found by web research on 2026-11-11.
network: 1
imports:
  - ../../defaults/types.network.yaml
models:
  netgear/rbe970:
    name: Orbi RBE973 router (BE27000)
    vendor: Netgear
    role: router
    aliases: [ RBE970, RBK973, RBE973 ]
    ports:
      eth1..2: { type: 10gbase-t }
      eth3..6: { type: 2.5gbase-t }
      wifi1: { type: ieee802.11be, label: 5 GHz }
      wifi2: { type: ieee802.11be, label: 2.4 GHz }
      wifi3: { type: ieee802.11be, label: 6 GHz }
    x-family: mesh
    source:
      url: https://www.netgear.com/home/wifi/mesh/rbe973s/
      checked: 2026-11-11
      x-from: curated
      x-reference-image: https://assets.netgear.com/transform/60d0319c-870d-47ca-bfef-b299c4a10781/orbi_rbke973s_v2
      x-researched: 2026-11-11