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JasonMor
Mar 08, 2020Aspirant
RBR50 with RBS50 forcing device to stay attached to specific Network Device
I haven't been able to find this anywhere so if this has been explained before I apologize. I have an RBR50 (router mode) on my first floor and a RBS50 on my second floor. I have a device that d...
FURRYe38
Mar 09, 2020Guru - Experienced User
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected. https://kb.netgear.com/000036466/How-far-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite-from-my-Orbi-router
You can lower the power output of the RBR from 100% to say 75 or 50%. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings
JasonMor wrote:I haven't been able to find this anywhere so if this has been explained before I apologize.
I have an RBR50 (router mode) on my first floor and a RBS50 on my second floor. I have a device that doesn't move on my first floor which I'm having wifi issues with. I'm trying to troubleshoot the device but one of the suggestions was to see if there was a way to specifiy which Orbi Device it connects to. Can I force devices to only connect to the RBR50 or RBS50?
RBR50 and RBS50 Firmware 2.5.1.8
- JasonMorMar 09, 2020AspirantI haven't tried the signal strength idea yet but thank you for the suggestion. The device I'm trying to troubleshoot is approx 30 ft away from the rbr and 50 away from the rbs.
The distance from the rbr or the rbs is approx 30 ft. They are on two different floors but above /below each other.- FURRYe38Mar 09, 2020Guru - Experienced User
This should help some...let us know.