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frankhfrom0Z
Jan 31, 2017Tutor
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...
- Jan 31, 2017
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
cue003
Jan 31, 2017Apprentice
^ Frank, what devices are you running? I am guessing not anything Apple since there aren't any apple devices that I am aware of that has mu mimo.
Thanks
Thanks
frankhfrom0Z
Feb 01, 2017Tutor
Again, not a techie.
All our gear is Apple.
So, from what you are saying no benefit from mu mimo.
Have no idea myself, only spotted a mention somewhere during installation that if mu mimo and beam forming were enabled it could improve performance for gear that could use that technology.
When I did comparison mappping tests the resulting improvement was obvious.