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How many satelites does a RBK50 — Orbi AC3000 Tri-band WiFi System support?
I am considering the Orbi RBK50 for my home. It is a large home spread out over a single storey, with a lot of brick and glass. The fibre has been terminated by the ISP in the worst place possible ...
NG seems to think that a router plus two is good for most general large house holds. In most cases is it.
The router alone can cover up to 1500 sq ft.
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.
Other posters have mentioned adding 3 more satellites on to there existing systems...
SMM_CO wrote:
I have a 3 unit setup of RBK50 (Router, 2 satelites). Need to add two more.
Why is the Orbi system limited to 3 satelites?
The size of the house is 8,200 sq ft. I have a couple of smart devices that are beyond the sq ftg of the house on the other side of a large garage. Plus Verizon and AT&T have terrible coverage at the address so WiFi enabled calls drop in the garage.
Ya thats pretty large for a home and probably needs 1 or two more satellites. You can add them were needed. Orbi makes this possible.
Have you checking into using microcells for your cell phones? I have one for ATT. Get bad signal where I'm at. Microcell helps for my phones here at the house.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Do you have to set up the satelites to daisy-chain or will they do that on their own? Alternatively, I can connect the node furthest from the router (a new 3rd satelite) via ethernet. Not sure if I have to do anything special to have a mixed back channel (two satelites wireless & one wired). Perhaps you have some thoughts on this?
I tried Verizon's version of the micro tower. It worked ok. Once Verizon enabled cell coverage via the internet, I unplugged the micro tower and used my orbi network for wireless calling.
You'll have to set up satellites for Daisy chain. Placement is key and they should be placed in a linear line starting out from the router and going outwards all in line to make use of the Daisy Chain feature.