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worldofshayan
Dec 27, 2017Apprentice
Orbi Query - Will an extra third “bridge” satellite help with daisy chain and overall wifi speed imp
In my current setup I have the Orbi router in the living room, then a satellite each in the bedrooms with closed doors. This is setup using daisy chain topology. I’m in India so we have a lot of inte...
Boomerang3
Dec 27, 2017Apprentice
While I'm setting up my Orbi, saw your thread. 1). You must have extremely high levels of interference to need satelites in each room, but given that, is it your device losing connection or the satelite to the router?
worldofshayan
Dec 27, 2017Apprentice
Thanks, it's not the router that's losing connection, its the satellite to the router. Also in the living room I'm getting far greater throughput via Wifi than in the bedrooms. I tried it without the Daisy Chain setting and the satellites lock in better but the devices keep only connecting to the router at 2.4Ghz and not 5Ghz. So the daisy chain works better overall. Wondered if I should have a bridge router as a friend is coming from the USA. Note my home is not too big but I've tried every option for Wifi and the Orbi seems the best. Was thinking of swapping this for the Amplifi HD or the EERO 2nd Gen and adding a heap of mesh points but then I keep reading that Orbi is simply the best out there! So may just stick with it. I'm baffled how in the latest app update they don't allow us to force a device to connect to a particular satellite - that would have been a great feature and the QoS still doesn't work properly on the desktop login section in the ADVANCED settings., I just see a SPEEDTEST by OOKLA!
- Boomerang3Dec 27, 2017Apprentice
I hear ya. My iPhone is still locked in a 2.4 until I find a way to kick it off and hopefully link it to 5GHz. Another novice suggestion, but have you tried different channels for both the 2.4 and 5 GHz
- worldofshayanDec 28, 2017Apprentice
Yes I have tried this and found channel 36 is the best. Also Whenever I go into my guest room and turn off my device and laptop and then reconnect to wifi it never connects to the GUEST ROOM SATELLITE and keeps connecting to the router 2.4Ghz one! WHY WHY WHY!!!