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Feature request (force a device to a specific Orbi)
I have one problem device that, for some reason, always chooses the Satellite Orbi instead of the Router Orbi, which is always the furtherest away from the device. The Router Orbi is by far the clos...
At a minimum, I'd like to see a feature so clients cannot connect to Orbi until the Satellites are ready to go. Often after a reboot, power outage, firmware upgrade, etc.. the router comes up first and many clients latch onto it and never let go. If clients were prevented from connecting until the Satellites were up, then the clients would latch on to the closest unit.
djc6 wrote:At a minimum, I'd like to see a feature so clients cannot connect to Orbi until the Satellites are ready to go. Often after a reboot, power outage, firmware upgrade, etc.. the router comes up first and many clients latch onto it and never let go. If clients were prevented from connecting until the Satellites were up, then the clients would latch on to the closest unit.
Problem with that is if the sat connects first it can't get internet connectivity. Then your devices would complain. Besides you can always disconnect/reconnect to the SSID and the client device usually connects to the strongest signal.
whsbuss-1 wrote:
Problem with that is if the sat connects first it can't get internet connectivity. Then your devices would complain. Besides you can always disconnect/reconnect to the SSID and the client device usually connects to the strongest signal.I don't follow what you are saying. My suggestion is that clients are prevented from connecting until the satellites are connected to router - so how would the clients complain. Also what would prevent the satellites from internet connectivity.
I don't want to run around the house and disconnect/connect 20 devices every time I do a firmware upgrade so that the clients are connected to the optimal BSSID. Right now there is a race condition in that the router is available to the clients before the satellites are.
djc6 wrote:
whsbuss-1 wrote:
Problem with that is if the sat connects first it can't get internet connectivity. Then your devices would complain. Besides you can always disconnect/reconnect to the SSID and the client device usually connects to the strongest signal.I don't follow what you are saying. My suggestion is that clients are prevented from connecting until the satellites are connected to router - so how would the clients complain. Also what would prevent the satellites from internet connectivity.
I don't want to run around the house and disconnect/connect 20 devices every time I do a firmware upgrade so that the clients are connected to the optimal BSSID. Right now there is a race condition in that the router is available to the clients before the satellites are.
What I am saying is without the router connected and running the satellite will not connect to the internet. The router (in AP mode or Router mode) is the connection point for the internet on your LAN. The backhaul radios connect the router to the satellite. What I meant about clients complaining.... when I connect my devices (iphones, ipads, mac, pcs) and they cannot get an internet connection they so notify me.