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ORBI RBK50
I am planning to buy an ORBI RBK50. But I do not find the information on how long the disctance may be between the Orbi Router and the Orbi sattelite. And second, how far can I be from my satelite (...
Its a very loaded statement with very genarlized info so everything I say has to be taken as generalized statements.
The satellites need to be a minimum of 30ft from the base/each other.
In terms of distance, many things influence this. Hvac, foil lined insulation, concrete, brick, plaster lathe walls, steel siding, all of these do a great job of blocking wifi signals. Even wifi interference will reduce distances. Plus the specific device you're on might have great antenna in it or a poor one. This reduces usable distances. To many factors to try to figure out without actually being there and having equipment to test with.
So its hard to give you a specific of how far it'll go. Its one of those things that you kind of have to test to know. And to try different placements to reduce interference even once you have it setup.
I've been able to get service at the rear of my property (150ft) but it wasn't great. Basically enough to stream music but videos would stutter. That was with a satellite in the window facing the rear of my property with nothing blocking signals.
Ok. That's a good indication of expected distance. And yes I agree it will depend on a number of factors.
I will have to buy test and finetune and hope I get the expected results.
Hope it works for you!
Keep in mind with mine, I'm running gigabit speeds, using an RBK53 units, and had clear line of sight. Kind of best case scenario. And it only had enough bandwidth to stream music. Just don't want you to have to high of expectations. :) you could potentially add the orbi outdoor satellite at a mid point if you needed more distance.
Between my master ORBI router and my satelite I will have +/- 30 tot 40 ft (with 2 walls in between. And the distance from the satelite to the location where I will have my remote user device will be be another +/- 60 tot 60 ft. So I suppose it should work fine. (so from Router to user device max 100 ft)