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OldFot
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Jul 16, 2020

RBR40 with 4 RBS20 and Daisy Chaning. Need to reboot a single RBS20 remotely

I have an RBR40 with 4 RBS40 Satellites at a remote location supporting Security Cameras. When I remotely reboot the system one of the Satellites does not connect to the nearest Satellite, but connec...
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CrimpOn
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Jul 16, 2020
OldFot wrote:

Please improve the capabilities of the Orbi System by implementing a way to remotely reboot a Satellite.

As far as I am aware, no Netgear engineers regularly look at the community forums. (Perhaps they are expected to be completing assigned tasks?)  There is a forum specifically for product suggestions:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/idb-p/idea-exchange-for-home 

 

What some users have done is install a "smart plug" to control the electrical outlet the satellite is connected to.  I seem to recall asking, "but won't turning off the power kill the WiFi?"  Apparently, there are various kinds of smart plugs.  Some are controlled by phone lines.  Or, they install a cheap WiFi extender off of another Orbi and give it the extender a different SSID so that the smart plug never connected to the satellite it is controlling the power to.