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RBR50 + RBS50 + RBS20 + RBW30
2000 sq ft home with RBR50 router in basement, RBS20 on ground floor and RBS50 upstairs. Coverage is fine inside the house but to extend the range outside I'd like to use something cheaper than the ...
I notice on the network map that the RBW30 default is to connect to the satellites rather than to the router. I think this router can accept a max of 3 satellites, may buy another RBS50 to max out the pad
GlassCo wrote:
I think this router can accept a max of 3 satellites,
This is not correct. There have been posts on the forum reporting as many as six satellites on one RBR50 router. As I recall, there was a problem in the original RBR50 "Add Orbi Satellite" web code that got itself 'stuck' at three satellites. The workaround was this:
- To add satellite #4, power off one of the existing satellites.
- Attached Devices would report that satellite as Disconnected and display an option to Delete it.
Ignore this. - Add satellite #4.
- Restore power to that satellite which had been turned off, and "voila" 4 satellites.
- To add satellite #5, power off two of the existing satellites and do the same thing.
- To add satellite #6, power off three of the existing satellites and do the same thing.
See this article: https://kb.netgear.com/000062035/How-many-satellites-can-you-add-to-an-Orbi-WiFi-System