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Orbi RBR50 Wifi Problems
Hi there. I have an Orbi RBR50 connected to a satellite and the wifi signal keeps dropping and I think it may be due to my set up. I have a white BT Openreach 061513 fibre modem connected to a Netgea...
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 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
What channels are you using? Auto? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz.
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
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. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s).
sicraze wrote:Hi there. I have an Orbi RBR50 connected to a satellite and the wifi signal keeps dropping and I think it may be due to my set up. I have a white BT Openreach 061513 fibre modem connected to a Netgear R7000 Nighthawk Router. My Netgear Orbi Router is then connected to my R7000 in access point mode. When I look for wifi networks both my Orbi network and Netgear R7000 come up separately. The Netgear R7000 wifi is fine. Does this mean they are competing and could this be the reason why the Orbi network keeps dropping? The Orbi router and R7000 are also right next to eachother. Both routers have the latest firmware installed. Thanks.