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How to properly reboot Orbi RBR20 with 2 satellites
I have an RBW20 unit with 2 RBW30 units, and I'm curious the proper way to reboot the system, so my devices hit the closest beacon. Currently my Orbi wifi drops out when moving from room to room, and the house is only 2400 sq feet. Prior I had a regular wifi router that was more stable and appeared to have continual coverage. My security cameras are constantly falling off this network. why isn't an RBR20 listed in netgear models?
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What FW is currently loaded?
What is the distance between the router and satellite? 30 feet is recommended in between them to begin with depending upon building materials.
The Orbi and satellite should not be contant rebooting.
What channels are you using? Auto? Try setting 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz.
Try disabling the following and see:
Beamforming, MIMO, Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite.Thanks for the quick reply... firmware is V2.1.4.16 across all 3 units. devices are indeed at least 30 feet apart. I just changed the "auto" to channel 6 for 2.4ghz, and the default channel 48 for 5ghz to 44. I hope that makes a difference. I got some warning about 20/40mhz and 192mbs when I was hitting the save changes button (no option to make something 40mhz as suggested. MIMO, beamforming, fast roaming were already off. If daisy chain is off, won't that screw up the idea of the backhauling for between units?
If your only using the satellites in Star configuration. If your piggy backing, you can leave Daisy Chain enabled.
