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StuartValentine
Mar 23, 2020Aspirant
RBR10/RBS10 dual band - daisy chaining support?
I have just bought an RBR10 + 2x RBS10 "Mesh" wifi system. However it is not working as I expected, due to very thick walls, and I am struggling to find out if this model and firmware actually su...
- Mar 24, 2020
Thanks. I had already read the manual and found those links, and none of it answers the question definitively. as you said it "may" not be supportive.
However one of the satellites has now switched over to connect via one of the others, so initially it seemed like hub and spoke but now I can see it is daisy chaining.
(using this method:
https://kb.netgear.com/000048459/How-can-I-see-if-my-Orbi-WiFi-System-is-using-daisy-chain
)
To confirm this does seem to daisy chain for the RBR10 and RBS10 satellites, using firmware V2.3.6.18.
FURRYe38
Mar 23, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Check the user manual.
https://kb.netgear.com/000048458/What-is-daisy-chain-and-how-does-it-work-with-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
https://kb.netgear.com/000048460/How-do-I-disable-daisy-chain-topology-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
https://kb.netgear.com/000048459/How-can-I-see-if-my-Orbi-WiFi-System-is-using-daisy-chain
If you don't see any Daisy Chain features in the RBRs management web page, then it may not be supportive.
StuartValentine wrote:I have just bought an RBR10 + 2x RBS10 "Mesh" wifi system.
However it is not working as I expected, due to very thick walls, and I am struggling to find out if this model and firmware actually supports daisy-chain true mesh topology or not?
It seems not (which honestly seems like false advertising to me....)
Can anyone tell me if it does, and if it does, how I enable it?
Thanks for any help
StuartValentine
Mar 24, 2020Aspirant
Thanks. I had already read the manual and found those links, and none of it answers the question definitively. as you said it "may" not be supportive.
However one of the satellites has now switched over to connect via one of the others, so initially it seemed like hub and spoke but now I can see it is daisy chaining.
(using this method:
https://kb.netgear.com/000048459/How-can-I-see-if-my-Orbi-WiFi-System-is-using-daisy-chain
)
To confirm this does seem to daisy chain for the RBR10 and RBS10 satellites, using firmware V2.3.6.18.
- StuartValentineMar 24, 2020Aspirant
However, forgot to add, in the advanced settings there is NOT any option to enable or disable daisy chaining that I could see:
https://kb.netgear.com/000048460/How-do-I-disable-daisy-chain-topology-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
This appears to be a feature of the firmware for more expensive/advanced models, not the RBR10 model.
- FURRYe38Mar 24, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Thanks for letting us know.
Wonder if Daisy Chain maybe something automatic on the 1 series Orbi.
Glad it's working.
Enjoy. :smileywink: