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HOW DO I KNOW IF I NEED ANOTHER ORBI EXTENDER?
I have a fairly new Orbi RbR50 + Satelite in a duplex apt with the satelite upstairs. When upstairs, the wifi signals on my devices seem strong based on the devices indicator, but performance ...
Latest Orbi firmware 2.3.5.30. Didn't do a power recycle. I let the Orbi do its regular reset. I'll try powering it off/on later.
Aris TG1672G modem
The home is about 1500 sq feet. There's also some outdoor space. The routers are now about 50' feet apart. If I move it closer to the base, I'll loose a lot of signal to the outdoor deck. If I got another extender, it would be to handle that scenario.
There are TONS of wifi signals all around me. I live in a big city. I count 30 right now.
Channels for 2.4 is set to Auto, 5G set to 48. Is it faster to set a specific channel?
beamforming is on but not mimo or fast roaming. WMM is on.
Daisy Chain topology is on
Preamble mode is automatic.
Thanks!!
wolfereeno wrote:Latest Orbi firmware 2.3.5.30. Didn't do a power recycle. I let the Orbi do its regular reset. I'll try powering it off/on later. Please try this.
Aris TG1672G modem
This is a gatway modem which also has built in router and WiFi.This would be a double NAT condition which isn't recommended. https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
Couple of options,
1. Configure the modem for transparent bridge mode. Then use the Orbi router in router mode. You'll need to contact the ISP for help and information in regards to the modem being bridged correctly.
2. If you can't bridge the modem, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ/ExposedHost or IP Pass-Through for the IP address the Orbi router gets from the modem. Then you can use the Orbi router in Router mode.
3. Or disable all wifi radios on the modem and connect the Orbi router to the modem, configure AP mode on the Orbi router. https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7LOcJ8GdDo&app=desktop
The home is about 1500 sq feet. There's also some outdoor space. The routers are now about 50' feet apart. If I move it closer to the base, I'll loose a lot of signal to the outdoor deck. If I got another extender, it would be to handle that scenario.
Distance is good if your getting good signal and operation there.
There are TONS of wifi signals all around me. I live in a big city. I count 30 right now. This could be a factor in good wifi operations.
Channels for 2.4 is set to Auto, 5G set to 48. Is it faster to set a specific channel?
Being that your in a high populated wifi neighborhood, yes. You may need to lower the power output of the wifi radios from 100% to say 75 or 50% as a troubleshooting step.
beamforming is on but not mimo or fast roaming. WMM is on.
Daisy Chain topology is on. Disdable Daisy Chain when using just 1 satellite.
Preamble mode is automatic.
Thanks! Re the Arris - the WIFI's off. I'm not sure how to configure other things like transparent bridge mode however. I guess putting the orbi in AP is the best option out of the 3.
Not sure regarding lowering the wifi radio signal for troubleshooting. I can lower the radios but what would that test?
Thanks so much for your thorough replies!
You can contact Arris or the ISP and they wil have information on weather the modem can be bridged or not. I believe it can be. However for ease of use, AP mode would be easiest.
Lowering of radio power can reduce the wifi broadcast foot print so that other wifi signals don't interfere as much when in crouded wifi neighborhoods. Just a last resort kind of thing if you only need to.
Thanks!
I was able to turn the Arris into bridge mode. Wasn't that hard. I just had to temporarily turn on and connect to it's wifi and then login. So I did that and turned on Router mode on the Orbi.
Used wirelessNetView to see that the channel I'm using is pretty clear.
We'll see if things are better, but so far I can really only go by observation. Are there any utils I can run on a pc, mac, or phone to get a metric about performance and signal strength?