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Gizmoguycdn
Jun 22, 2018Aspirant
Adding a third satelite
I have an RBR50 router and two satellites. One is an RBD50 and the other is an RB50. I am getting connection issues with one side of the house and want to add a third Satelite. Should I buy an RB50 or...
FURRYe38
Jun 22, 2018Guru - Experienced User
https://kb.netgear.com/000048458/What-is-daisy-chain-and-how-does-it-work-with-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
If you have some concrete in the middle, this will be a factor. Building materials can effect signals. Especially on 5Ghz.
May need to move them close to each other.
Any chance of running CAT6 buried LAN cableing between buildings?
- GizmoguycdnJun 22, 2018AspirantAll are in the same house which has solid concrete walls. My router is in the living room , one Satelite is in the study room and the third is upstairs . It’s the one upstairs I have an occasional connectivity problem with. It is very difficult to run a cat5 from the main floor to the upstairs . So the only chances are either to add a third Satelite at the base of the stairs going to the upstairs which would manage to relay the router signal, or install a repeater . Not sure if I can program only the additional Satelite to daisy chain though?
- GizmoguycdnJun 22, 2018AspirantHi Darren, I read the article. It does not tell me how to configure the Orbi satellites to daisy chain. Is it automatic or do I manually have to configure it either to be in star or a daisy chain topology?