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RBS50 no WiFi clients/connections
I have an RBR50, RBS50 and later added a RBW30. I’m not sure my RBS ever allowed wireless client access (thus why I bought the RBW30). Firmware V2.2.1.210 now. I have had continuous wireless connecti...
Thanks for the reading link on radios. By tracking the MAC addresses using my scan the RBS50 is question appears invisible. It's not completely because I know the wired connections are working so let's say it appears wirelessly invisible to any client wanting to connect.
I'm attaching the map results and marking where each MAC is visible. NOTE I show the RSB50 location in relation to the map but it's MAC address never shows up even when I was standing right next to it and again less than 7 feet away.
Floor 1 MapFloor 2 Map
Jmthorp wrote:
Thanks for the reading link on radios. By tracking the MAC addresses using my scan the RBS50 is question appears invisible. It's not completely because I know the wired connections are working so let's say it appears wirelessly invisible to any client wanting to connect.
I'm attaching the map results and marking where each MAC is visible. NOTE I show the RSB50 location in relation to the map but it's MAC address never shows up even when I was standing right next to it and again less than 7 feet away.
From this analysis I can assure that there is something wrong in the RBS50 radio:
- If it's a software fault, it should be fixed with a factory rest of this satellite
- If factory rest of the satellite does not fix this then it has to be something wrong in the radio unit in this satellite, it can be a loose connection to the side antennas responsible for the Fronthaul network or a bad hardware.
I did a full factory reset on both the RBR50 and the RBS50. No luck, same status. I left the RBW30 off the network after reset and scanned placing the RBS50 in several locations. Each time the backhaul was fine, but never any visible radio for the fronthaul. I agree that it's likely bad hardware or loose wire(s).
Thanks to everyone who gave input and advice. The real bummer is a standalone RBS50 is pricey :(. Almost as much as buying a new google wifi set.
I wanted to post an update, you never know who might be searching with a similar problem in the future. I decided to order and new RBS50 as my faulty unit was out of warranty. Once installed everything is working as expected. The old unit fronthaul hardware failed at some point.
I'm attaching a new scan (1st level only). In this scan you will only see the new RBS50 and the RBW30 AP's. The scan did not pickup the RBR router (even when I'm close). I believe the satellite is a little too close to the router. The satellite is positioned a floor higher and thus I think clients are giving it preference due to the open loft layout of that room. I'm not worried as the RBR router shows wireless clients attached in the GUI. I'll tweak router and satellite placement in the future but for now I'm just thrilled everthing is operating with low signal to noise and fast speeds.
Level 1 scan after RBS update