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gobananasnet
Jul 21, 2020Apprentice
RBK53S - how to manually select which router/satellite to connect a specific device to.
RBK53S - I would like to know how to manually select which router/satellite to connect a specific device to. How does one do this, or is it a missing needed feature? For me it is a necessary feature....
SW_
Aug 16, 2020Prodigy
gobananasnet wrote:RBK53S - I would like to know how to manually select which router/satellite to connect a specific device to. How does one do this, or is it a missing needed feature? For me it is a necessary feature.
I have numerous devices, including security system and cameras, as well as so many other devices. Some seem to connect to a device farther away resulting in a weaker signal, especially security cameras do that. If I could manually select which router/satellite it would connect to this would be resolved. Turning off for a half an hour or so and rebooting the cameras, etc. does not fix the issue for some crazy reason. I really need this manualy configuration feature.
Thank you
Yes, there's a way to force Orbi to do exactly this via telnet cmd. Check out this thread for pros/cons before proceeding. If you still decide to move forward, check out the telnet cmds/instructions in this post. It works for me, YMMV.
Good luck!