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mingcyu
Jan 23, 2020Aspirant
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 discussio...
mingcyu
Jan 23, 2020Aspirant
After restarting the satellite the lights flashed blue for a while,than stopped
Then running the commands it still shows
"signal strength" : "-4",
CrimpOn
Jan 23, 2020Guru - Experienced User
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.