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RandySea
Mar 27, 2020Follower
Can an orbi satellite work at 75' from the orbi?
I need advice about what model would be best for my house and cabin. Right now I have a TP-Link AC 1750 in the middle of my house and an old Cisco Valet reflashed to work as a Wireless Access Po...
FURRYe38
Mar 27, 2020Guru - Experienced User
That maybe a bit too far. Unless it was line of site with not building materials in between.
30 feet is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected. Some have posted having RBS up to around 60 ft from the RBR.
https://kb.netgear.com/000036466/How-far-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite-from-my-Orbi-router
You might want to consider buried LAN cable as an option.