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Orbi RBR50 satellite not connecting...
I have an Orbi RBR50 with one satellite. The base unit is on the second floor in my office. The satellite is one floor down approximately 6 feet offset in my rec room (wood construction with sheet ...
FURRYe38 - thanks for all the technical info, I'll hang on to this for future reference.
Glenvis
Enjoy. :smileywink:
Glenvis wrote:FURRYe38 - thanks for all the technical info, I'll hang on to this for future reference.
Glenvis
oh yeah....Enjoy.
You are most likely encountering a known race condition that cannot be corrected. The WiFi of the router is enabled before the satellites for clients, so clients bind to the router. The satellite WiFi signal is enabled probably after the clients have already bound to the routers WiFi. Devices like smart phones, tablets, and laptops expect to roam, so they will continue to look for a better signal and attach to the stronger signal when it sees one (for the same SSID). However, IoT devices (smart TVs, bluray players, smart plugs, thermostats, printers, etc) are not expected to move around, so they will not search for a better signal until they loose connection with the original WiFi signal they connect to.
You might have luck reducing the power of the 2.4GHz signal so that the signal is too weak for these devices to connect to the router signal, so then they may connect to the satellites 2.4GHz signal.
