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BackHaul strength numbers?
I followed the instructions per this link
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Satellite-5ghz-backhaul-details/td-p/1719529
to enable telnet. My backhaul strength showed -4 but the discussion folks were in -50s, I'm assuming that means I have great signal?
This is relevant copy and paste
"signal strength" : "-4",
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My signal strength is reported as "54" (with quote marks). I, also, had expected a negative number. I do not think that -4 is even possible because of the restriction on WiFi radio signal strength.
Is the satellite working OK?
When you power the satellite off and then back on again, what color is display on the "ring light" for 10 seconds?
https://kb.netgear.com/31030/What-do-the-LEDs-on-my-Orbi-router-and-satellite-mean
After restarting the satellite the lights flashed blue for a while,than stopped
Then running the commands it still shows
"signal strength" : "-4",
Let's try a different telnet command:
satelliteinfo wifi
Here's my output from the Router:
{
"mac address" : "A0:04:60:....",
"hop" : "1",
"bridge mac" : "A0:04:60:....",
"backhaul conntype" : "5GHz",
"backhaul rssi" : "-67",
"backhaul macaddress" : "A0:04:60:....",
"backhaul phytxrate" : "975",
"backhaul phyrxrate" : "975",
"backhaul parentmac" : "A0:04:60:...."
}
What "matters" is the backhaul transmission and receive rates.
