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How to tell signal strength between router and satellite? (other than lights)
Hi, besides looking at the color of the light on the top of the Orbi, is there something in the web admin app which will show me how strong the signal is between the router and the satellite? I am g...
I am just seeing this when checking the satellite wifi info:
root@RBR50:/# satelliteinfo wifi
[
{
"mac address" : "08:02:8E:8D:B6:93",
"hop" : "1",
"bridge mac" : "08:02:8E:8D:B6:93",
"backhaul conntype" : "2.4GHz",
"backhaul rssi" : "-54",
"backhaul macaddress" : "16:02:8E:8D:B6:93",
"backhaul phytxrate" : "192",
"backhaul phyrxrate" : "400",
"backhaul parentmac" : "08:02:8E:8D:48:75"
}
]
root@RBR50:/#
There is nothing about any 5GHz network. Even if the 2.4GHz is selected over 5GHz for the backhaul connection like it seems to be in my case. Shouldnt there still be a 5GHz displayed when looking at the satellite info?
No. If the satellite is using the 2.4 GHz backhaul, it will not show you info for the 5 GHz.
How far is your satellite from the router? Are there many walls or other objects in between them? 5 GHz range and penetration is weak compared to 2.4, so it's possible your satellite is just in a bad location and can't get a good 5 gHz signal.
I would try moving the satellite closer to the router, reboot it and try again.
wrote:No. If the satellite is using the 2.4 GHz backhaul, it will not show you info for the 5 GHz.
How far is your satellite from the router? Are there many walls or other objects in between them? 5 GHz range and penetration is weak compared to 2.4, so it's possible your satellite is just in a bad location and can't get a good 5 gHz signal.
I would try moving the satellite closer to the router, reboot it and try again.
I saw another post in this thread where it showed data for both 5 and 2.4GHz, so I assumed that it would show info for both also on mine. The satellite and router are on different floors but horizontinally not that far appart. Router is one floor up, so perhaps 5-10 meters apart with a floor and some plaster wall between. I rebooted the router and they connnected using 5GHz instead. No other change was made. So it is a bit random it seems.
That command output would show one entry for each satellite backhaul. If you have two sattelites, then one can be on 5 GHz, while the other might be on 2.4 GHz. If you only have one satellite, you're only going to see a single entry.