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Aspirant

Aug 31, 2022

Orbi RBK23 - Can I force Daisy Chaining?

I own a NETGEAR Orbi Whole Home Mesh WiFi System - AC2200 (RBK23) and I'm having some issues. I have two satellites (RBS20); one about 40 feet away from the router (RBR20) and one floor down, and the...

Troubleshooting

Aspirant

Aug 31, 2022

NETGEAR Moderator

Aug 31, 2022

Hello Graig,

Welcome to the NETGEAR Community!

I understand you would like to daisy chain your RBK23. Daisy chaining your RBK23 is solely reliant on the location of the satellite relative to the router.

Please navigate to the link below for a diagram for the optimal daisy chaining layout:

https://kb.netgear.com/000048458/What-is-daisy-chain-and-how-does-it-work-with-my-Orbi-WiFi-System-or-Nighthawk-Mesh-System

Best,

Kevin

Community Team

Graig
Aspirant
Aug 31, 2022
Hi Kevin.

Thanks for the reply, but this isn't helpful. My two satellites are pretty much in-line with one another, with the second satellite more distant than the first and getting a poor connection to the router, yet it never tries to daisy chain off the first satellite.

Why doesn't it daisy chain off the first satellite? Is there a way to force it to connect to the first satellite?

For an expensive mesh WiFi system, getting things to work properly shouldn't be this difficult.

Thanks.
- CrimpOn
  Guru - Experienced User
  Aug 31, 2022
  It is fortunate that satellites are portable. What happens if the far satellite is temporarily relocated to another location that is closer to the near satellite, but still farther away from the router?
  
  My #1 troubleshooting technique has always been, "turn it off and back on again." What happens if the entire system is powered off and then restarted one-at-a-time beginning with the router, then near satellite, then far satellite? (at least a couple of minutes between each unit.)