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88keez
Mar 07, 2020Aspirant
Orbi RBR50
Purchased this Router with 2 satellites because of the area it needs to cover. However, the router and 1 satellite shows "green" where the 2nd satellite is "orange" - I can't get it to register "gre...
tomschmidt
Mar 07, 2020Virtuoso
The "amber" color indicates that the signal is fair. If possible, more that satellite closer to the router, or closer to the first satellite if you have daisy chaining enabled. The backhaul will prefer to use the dedicated 5GHz frequency, but could fall to using the 2.4GHz frequency if the signal is weak. Building materials (i.e. concrete walls, chimneys, plaster, etc) can block WiFi signals.
See https://kb.netgear.com/31030/What-do-the-LEDs-on-my-Orbi-router-and-satellite-mean for what the colors on the Orbis mean.