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Killobyte
Jul 17, 2019Aspirant
ORBI RBR50 internet in and out
A little about my home. I have a basement, mid level and upstairs. My home is 3,200 sq ft. My modem and Orbi is in the basement. I have AT&T Fiber 1GB down and I get very close to that with a wired ...
Killobyte
Jul 17, 2019Aspirant
Those are good questions. I will need to look when I get home. One additional question.
Right now the base is in the basement and a satellite is on mid floor and additional satellite upstairs in top floor. I do have an ethernet cable going from modem to the mid floor. Would I be better served having my cable modem go a 25 ft cable to orbi base station planted on mid floor and having a satellite in basement and upstairs so the base station is more centrally located or should I leave it how it is now with the base station in basement and running to both satellites?
FURRYe38
Jul 17, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Yes the main base should be the main floor for best operation. Basements tent to be problematic for wifi.