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Orbi Satelite Connecting/Not Connecting Devices
I have the AC2200 Orbi Mesh. With two satelites. My devices are connecting to my main router, and not the satelite that is much closer...specifically, one of my Blink Cameras...the camera is indica...
It's up to the client devices to pick and choose which signal they connect too. You can help this some by turning down the power output of the RBRs wifi radios from 100% to 50% and see if this changes anything. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings
chrisxpierce wrote:I have the AC2200 Orbi Mesh. With two satelites. My devices are connecting to my main router, and not the satelite that is much closer...specifically, one of my Blink Cameras...the camera is indicating poor wifi, because its connecting to my the the router, instead of the satelite, that has full signal (green light). Any ideas, is there a way to get these devices to connect to the closest satelite, or should i say, have the satelite connect to the device because its closer? Thanks in advance.
Chris
- Great information as well... Makes sense. THANK YOU!!! I have it at 100%
Yes, turning that down will help steer the devices to RBS...
For me, reducing the power of the 2.4GHz signal did not help overall. I had to reduce it to 25% before my garage would not detect it from the router. However that then affected all other 2.4GHz devices, they also got too weak of a signal to function. Your mileage may vary, you can test different power levels to see if one works for your environment.
It would appear that reducing the power to 50%, is helping at the moment, I'll keep you guys posted. Thanks for all of your help!
