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ORBI RBR20 Device Connectivity
Set up: Orbi RBR20 Router hard wired to Fibre connection Orbi Router hard wired to Orbi RBR20 Satelite #1 Satelite #2 connected wirelessly. Is there anyway I can stop devices trying to c...
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router 📡 and satellite(s)🛰️? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR 📡 and RBS 🛰️ to begin with depending upon building materials when wired or wirelessly connected.
https://kb.netgear.com/31029/Where-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite🛰
Also try turning down the power output of the RBRs wifi radios from 100% to 50% and see if this changes anything. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings
Is there anyway I can stop devices trying to connect to the Orbi router instead of satelite #2? This is constantly happening and really annoying cause devices are trying to connect with very low signal strngth instead of picking off the one it should
What is the quality of the backhaul between the RBS in your house and the main house? You can see this in the web admin interface. Connecting a laptop to your RBS with ethernet and then running speedtest is another (often better) way to estimate the backhaul quality. From the picture, it looks like you could potentially reduce the distance between the two RBS a bit. That could improve the internet speed overall that you see in your house.
As far as transmit power goes, if you can reduce the setting on the RBS in the main house, that might help "encourage" clients to connect to your RBS.
Is your home getting power from the main house? Or does it have its own connection?
20 meters maybe on the edge of being too far in between Our House RBS and Main house RBS. And with some building materials in between, would cut into signal strength as well.
20 meters maybe on the edge of being too far in between Our House RBS and Main house RBS. And with some building materials in between, would cut into signal strength as well.
That's one aspect I am also wondering about. Although not related to the clients sometimes connecting to the wrong RBS, it could be something that also needs to be addressed.
