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RBR50 + RBS50 Force Ethernet
I’ve just setup a lovely Mesh state in a very large household, using a combination of RBK10 and RBS50 access points. All is well according to the web GUI however there are intermittent times where the WiFi shows as connected on certain devices but not connected to the internet. I believe it’s due to the access points being quite a distance through very thick flooring to the router. Great, so Ethernet backhaul it. The problem is, even when wired in via Ethernet, the device regularly switches back to 5GHz.
Why isn’t there an option to force Ethernet backhaul? It would make more sense to simply disable that connection via WiFi and run it via Ethernet backhaul providing a much more stable connection rather than the AP constantly swapping to a less reliable 5GHz band (although it reports it as “Good” - it clearly isn’t.
Why isn’t there an option to force Ethernet backhaul? It would make more sense to simply disable that connection via WiFi and run it via Ethernet backhaul providing a much more stable connection rather than the AP constantly swapping to a less reliable 5GHz band (although it reports it as “Good” - it clearly isn’t.
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dabble wrote:
I’ve just setup a lovely Mesh state in a very large household, using a combination of RBK10 and RBS50 access points.Is this correct? I cannot find an "RBK10" product. I am also not aware that the "10" series product is compatible with the "50" series because
- The "10" satellites have no ethernet jack, which rules out ethernet backhaul, and
- The "10" product is not a "Tri Band" with a separate 5G channel for WiFi backhaul.
I am easily confused.
Regarding the Op's question Is your firmware up to date? Are you sure the cable connecting the RBK10 to the RBS50 is good? The RBS50 should switch automatically to the RBK10. Also once you connect the network cable between the 2 devices, make sure you disable daisy chaining.
There is Netgear Orbi dual band RBK-10 based on wifi AC1200 technology and sold in packages of 2 (Orbi RBK12), 3 (Orbi RBK13) or four packs (Orbi RBK14).
Apologies, RBK13's.
The ethernet backhaul connection is between RBS50 and RBR50. The network cable is known to be good, however not aware of the disabling of daisy chaining. This household has 4 AP's on 4 different floors, so daisy chaining is required for the top floor to function. You'd suggest against this?
This issue is specifically between the RBR50 and RBS50's in the household. Both support ethernet backhauling.
