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RBK50 satellites only 1/3 wifi speed of router
I have an Orbi RBR50 and 2 satellites. The router is placed in the kitchen and receives the full 60Mbps wifi speed from the provider. The Orbi router is setup as the main router. The satellites are o...
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. 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
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/RBK753S-update-Rock-solid-in-terms-of-speed-and-stability-since/td-p/2095781/jump-to/first-unread-message
You can find other speed diagnosis steps in the community faq: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/Community-FAQ-My-Orbi-speeds-are-slow-inconsistent-and-don-t-my/m-p/1982974/highlight/true#M7849
What is the actual distance between the RBR and RBS?
What building material is the home made up of? Woof and sheet rock?
What devices are you speed testing with?