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RBR40 with 3 RBS20 and 1 RBW30 2,4ghz devices connection issues
I have a 4500sq (3 floors) house built in 1998. I have had issues with my Asus router ever since we moved in with connectivty issues throughout the entire house. I purchased the Netgear Orbi Mesh system in hopes that I could get my wifi issues under control. It seems to be hit or miss. Most of the time all my 5Ghz devices are ok for the most part but my 2.4Ghz devices will work for a couple hours and then I lose connectivity. I will reboot a device (Wifi Camera, Sense energy montor, shark vacuum, etc) and it will work for a little bit and then stop working. There are times with my iPhone XS MAX will have full bars connected to wifi and it won't even return a page in safari. Then I will turn off wifi on the phone and back on and then it works. I am at a loss as to what I should do to troubleshoot this. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Looks that you have radio disturbance on the 2.4 gHz band. Which 2.4 GHz channel are you using in Orbi?
Please make a wifi scan and check which 2.4 GHz channels are being used and try to select a fix channel that is least used by your surrounding.
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between them to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
What channels are you using? Auto? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz.
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?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:
Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s).I am returning these and am going to give the RBK53 a try. No matter what I do with the settings my wifi cameras will work for a short time and then drop connections. We can't use wifi calling at all as the connection is so bad. If the RBK53 does not work then I will give Linksys Velop a try.
Please try some of the suggestions as well as mentioned.
Please also give feedback to the questions presented so we can get an better idea of whats going on.
BANsOnLn wrote:I am returning these and am going to give the RBK53 a try. No matter what I do with the settings my wifi cameras will work for a short time and then drop connections. We can't use wifi calling at all as the connection is so bad. If the RBK53 does not work then I will give Linksys Velop a try.
