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Orbi WiFi speeds drop low until I reboot the router
Dear All, I have the following Orbi mesh router with 2 satellites running the latest firmware v.2.7.3.22: Netgear Orbi Mesh Router RBK53S-100NAS (router + 2 satellites) Router Product Model: RBR50...
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and 📡 satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS📡 to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
https://kb.netgear.com/31029/Where-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite 📡
What channels are you using? Auto? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and 40 to 48 channel on 5Ghz.
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
Try enabling Beamforming and MIMO(MIMO may or may not be needed) and WMM. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings
Try disabling the following and see:
Armor, Circle, Traffic Meter, Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Set Short preamble instead of Long preamble modes. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s). Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings
One User Experience/Configuration:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Most-Stable-Orbi-Configuration/m-p/1941087/highlight/true#M97026
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update?
Thanks. I had already tried all the settings you suggested.
Only item I have not tried is the hardware factory reset. Will that soon when I have several hours to dedicate to this as it is going to take a while to complete.
This has already been discussed on other threads. Forget all the silly questions about channel, house sq. ft. and resetting. That will NOT fix it.
I ran into this same issue. I found that a NETGEAR WiFi dongle connected to my Dish satellite receiver caused the problem. I went into the dongle WiFi configuration in the receiver and removed and re-connected to the WiFi network name, rebooted the router, and now the speed is stable.
Another user had the issue and found that his smart TV was the cause.
You may have to disconnect/reconfigure/reboot all your wireless devices to isolate and see if one is causing the issue.
Good luck.