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rjdollar
Dec 25, 2020Aspirant
Looking for second satellite for 2nd floor - CBR40 and RBS20
I currently have a CBR 40 with a RBS 20 satellite. That gives us coverage on the first floor of our home. We have weak coverage at times on the second story. The difficulty is the house is built of so...
alokeprasad
Dec 25, 2020Mentor
With that type of construction, it will be difficult to get a good wireless backhaul connection to any satellite on the 2nd floor.
Consider running an ethernet wire to the 2nd floor and use that to connect to a RBS satellite on the 2nd floor.
You could also use 2 Powerline devices to get a network outlet on the 2nd floor and connect the RBS satellite to it with an ethernet cable. The speed of the Powerline connection depends on the layout of the pwer supply wiring and circuit breakers.