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sherbear97124
Aug 06, 2020Aspirant
Extend Orbi Outdoor signal for cameras
I have the Orbi RBR50 with the 2 indoor satellites plus one Orbi Outdoor satellite. The outdoor satellite is accessing the Orbi router directly. Sadly, our place is "blessed" with a whopping 18Mbps o...
CrimpOn
Aug 06, 2020Guru - Experienced User
sherbear97124 wrote:Is there a good or better way to boost that Orbi signal to that camera that sits approximately 225'-250' from the house? Or do I just need to wait for 5G to make a full debut to get anything worthwhile?
There are a bunch of topics in this post.
- Modem and Internet speed are irrelevant to getting security cameras connected.
That is entirely internal to the Orbi network.
It may be relevant to how successfully video feeds can be viewed remotely. - 150' is a LONG distance to maintain a good WiFi backhaul signal.
I am impressed. Ordinarily I would not expect such a connection to be "good". - 75' is also a substantial distance for a WiFi connection.
Is it correct to assume that the Orbi "app" is being used to manage this Orbi network?
If so, when you open that camera in the Device Manager and tap on the camera, the app should display the "Link Rate".
If that amount is great enough to provide a video feed, then the number of "arcs" displayed on the WiFi connection should not matter.