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New Orbi Installation Fail
Purchased a New Orbi today (Australia)
I have NBN Fibre to the Home via TPG using a Netcomm NF12
I tried for 4 hours to set up the RBK50
Tried to install directly to NBN Moddem and via Netcomm ...
Be sure to try on of the 3 suggestions since your modem has a built in router.
Test wired speeds first. Wireless can be problematic an inaccurate.
What channels are you using? Auto? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz.
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
Try disabling the following and see:
MIMO, Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s).
Thanks for your help Furry e38,
I started from scratch and this time instead of usingthe app, i used the web browser on my PC,
reset the new Orbi System to my router configurations settings,
tested the system and voila ! It worked like a charm !
I conducted speedtest and had the fastest speeds ever on his account 97mbps DL and 57mbps UL,
a few days leter and our speeds have reduced dramatically, current test results 45mbps DL and 36mbps UL
Any ideas how we can increase and maintain the higher speeds?
How is the modem configured?
Are these speeds tested later via wired or wireless PC?
Hi FURRYe38,
these tests are all via wireless connection to the Orbi,
Orbi is connected via cat 5E cable to NBN Modem,
We pay for 100mbps NBN Fibre to the Home, fibre runs direct into the NBN modem
Be sure to try on of the 3 suggestions since your modem has a built in router.
Test wired speeds first. Wireless can be problematic an inaccurate.
What channels are you using? Auto? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz.
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
Try disabling the following and see:
MIMO, Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s).Thanks you very much FURRYe38,
I really appreciate your assistance in setting up my Orbi ,
It has taken a bit of time to get it all exact, however things are good,
I arranged th e following based upon your feedback:
Channels? Auto? Yes, changed to channel 6 on 2.4Ghz and channel 36 on 5Ghz.
Wifi Neighbours nearby? One I turned off the device (I own it)
no others within range -
Try disabling the following and see:
MIMO, Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. - I changed these till i found the most effective settings, and everything worked well,
I moved the satelite to a new location, coneected via ethernet cable,m it now provides excellent coverage to both the whole house and the 2 floors of workshop
this is an excellent system, that does need some time and effort to set up, once complete it runs very nicely