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Radiation pattern for orbi RBR50 & RBS50
Have just purchased the Orbi for Wifi coverage in a large house. Works so much better than any other system (and beleive me I have tried many!) I am wondering if any one can supply a map of the w...
frankhfrom0Z wrote:Have just purchased the Orbi for Wifi coverage in a large house. Works so much better than any other system (and beleive me I have tried many!)
I am wondering if any one can supply a map of the wifi radiation pattern of the two units as I had to do a fair amount of placement experimentation to get good results. The different colored lights are only a very rough indication.
I had one problem area where I was receiving less than optimal reception in the same room as the router and I found that turning the router unit just a few degree made all the difference.
A map representation of the pattern would be a great assist.
there is no one size fits all and if you have done the time to work out the best position thats fine
use something like a site survey with inssider to map your house and work out whats happening
frankhfrom0Z wrote:Have just purchased the Orbi for Wifi coverage in a large house. Works so much better than any other system (and beleive me I have tried many!)
I am wondering if any one can supply a map of the wifi radiation pattern of the two units as I had to do a fair amount of placement experimentation to get good results. The different colored lights are only a very rough indication.
I had one problem area where I was receiving less than optimal reception in the same room as the router and I found that turning the router unit just a few degree made all the difference.
A map representation of the pattern would be a great assist.
there is no one size fits all and if you have done the time to work out the best position thats fine
use something like a site survey with inssider to map your house and work out whats happening
If I understand what you seem to be saying in your reply, that unlike conventional older wifi routers that (I think) have a fixed antenna radiation pattern (radiating from the front or the back of the devise) the orbi system is different?
I stumbled upon the solution you suggested already and used a site survey app to do the final placement and got excellent results.
I'm really not a tech person, just thought that with more info I could do more tweeking.
In fact the entire house and close outdoor areas show green (excellent) on the site survey. The whole property is about an acre and I have yellow (good) signels over the the rest of the property.
There are a couple of spots where reception is poor, but they are not in areas of any consequence. They result, I suspect, from interference from wiring or pipes bringing in services from the street.
Thanks for your help.