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Orbi RBR40 Wifi Mesh System Optimization
Hello, I just bought the Orbi AC2200 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi System (3-pack) - White, the model number is: RBK43S-100NAS and the actual router name is RBR40 I want to get the most optimal performa...
Can you please describe the house wiring. e.g. this "panel". Is that simply where the ISP connection is located, or is it a hub for ethernet cables which go to various places in the house?
Locating two satellites in adjacent rooms is not typically a good idea. Satellites need to be close enough to another Orbi for the 5G backhaul signal to be good enough ("blue ring" when they turn on), but far enough apart that their user WiFi signals do not overlap too much. As a (very) rough "rule of thumb", most people start with the satellites 30 ft. from another Orbi and look at the ring light. "Orange" means too far apart. "Blue" means OK, and might be OK even farther apart.
"Daisy Chain" is enabled by default and is intended for the situation where one satellite is so far from the router that it cannot get a good connection but is close enough to a satellite that it can. This does not seem to apply in your situation.
I would prefer to see the satellites farther from each other. (I also would prefer the satellites to be connected to the router using ethernet cable, which is the reason for the question about "panel".)