EX7500 in existing Orbi (RBK50) environment

What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between them to begin with depending upon building materials.

What channels are you using? Auto? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz.
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?

Try enabling Beamforming and MIMO.

Is Daisy Chain enabled or disabled on the Orbi? 

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Zetone wrote:

Hi guys,

 

I'm having a dead spot on my terrace so decided to add an EX7500 extender to fill the gap. The extender connects correctly to the existing RBK50 setup (all status leds are Blue), but random connection problems do take place after 1 day or so of operation. EX disconnects from Orbi (Red or Off status) - implicitly, all connected devices loose internet connectivity. The EX is setup as normal extender (not via WPS).

I think the EX is somehow looping connections between my RBR50 and RBS50 and somehow drops the connection in the process. Is there any way to force the EX to connect only to RBS50?

 

Any other thougts?

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