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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, an...
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.
The router and satellites continue to exhibit this "drop off" behavior. I fix it on my mac by turning on/off the wifi, as well as on an iphone/ipad. Going to take the unit off line for a couple months, and put the synology router back. lets hope the firmware upgrades in a few months can address the situation so many have posted about here.