RBK13 assignment of devices to main router and satellites

What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected. https://kb.netgear.com/000036466/How-far-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite-from-my-Orbi-router

Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz.

Try enabling Beamforming and MIMO(MIMO may or maynot be needed) and WMM. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings

Try disabling the following and see:
Armor, Circle, 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).

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rdhdiver wrote:

I just purchased and installed my new Orbi RBK13, "whole home" WiFi System.  The setup was easy but I don't like it that i cannot control which devices connect to the router and its two satellites.  I have a router satellite 8 feet away from my office desk, but my laptop is listed as being connected to the router which is upstairs, far away from the computer.  At one point it was connected to the satellite near it.  How does Orbi assign devices to its central router and two hubs?  I would like to be able to assign devices to hub and satellites.  Earlier today, it made sense that 2 cell phones, an iPad, and 3 laptops were connected to each of 3 devices by logical proximity.  They seem to have migrated connections, but I haven't moved any of the devices.  Is there a way to statically assign devices to satellites and even dictate whether to use 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz?

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