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Currently have Orbi AC3000 RBR50 Plus 1 satellite question on adding 2nd
Hello, I currently have the AC3000 Plus 1 Satellite, I get good reception however I would like to get one more Satellite to hopefully increase bandwith in the house. Which Satellite would be my bes...
Great thank you Ill look into that one. I currently have the main Orbi (router) on one side of the house and the satelite and the opposite side of the house. Would putting one in the middle would increase over all bandwith?
I have a Gig going into the router, and have a desktop hardwired to the satellite. When I test the speeds its getting around 300mbs. does that seem normal, and will a 2nd satellite in the middle help boost my speeds?
Thanks again for all your help
Cheers
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
2600sq/ft theres probably 40-50ft between the router and the satellite. Also the router is upstairs and the satellite is downstairs.
Thanks again for your help!
I would review this to see if you can help tune your current system. https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Most-Stable-Orbi-Configuration/m-p/1941087/highlight/true#M97026
Your current system with 1 RBS should work well for the size of home you have. I have a 5000sq ft home and use just 1 RBS, though I have an additional RBS if I need one.
Great!
Thanks again, and Im assuming RBR is the same as RBS?