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Orbi RBK53 constant disconnects and slowness
I recently purchased the ORBI RBK53 from costco and it has been nothing but problems since I've owned it. I work from home and it is important to be available and connected via vpn to work. I get dis...
30 feet is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected. https://kb.netgear.com/000036466/How-far-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite-from-my-Orbi-router
25 feet maybe too close.
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
Please try a factory reset and setup from scratch with the RBR and RBS.
Try enabling Beamforming and MIMO(MIMO may or maynot be needed) and WMM. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings
Try disabling the following and see:
Armor, Circle, Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Set Short preamble instead of Long preamble modes. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s).