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RBS50 weak signal
I was using Netgear's handy little WiFi Analytics Android tool to map out the signal strength in various parts of my house, and I found that the signal strength in my bedroom is only 86%. What makes ...
I do have fast roaming enabled. I will test this again, being careful to turn WiFi off and on. My phone may well be latched onto another satellite or the router. That's why I was wondering what the threshold might be for triggering a handoff.
My phone seems to prefer a 5MHz connection even if there's a stronger 2.4Mhz signal available. I can tell that, because my phone can tell me the MAC address it's attached to. My sleuthing hits a bump there, because l can't find the MAC addresses for the router or satellites' 5Mhz band shown anywhere. I'll have to start disconnecting pieces of the gear one by one.
Orbi prefer the 5GHz channel by design. It's typically has the least congestion and is faster. If you have MR 2.0+ (and if you don't, you should upgrade), then you can see the Orbi Mac address on the Attached Devices page.
Orbi Product Team
Okay, I understand.
I do have the latest firmware, V2.0.0.74, but the interface only shows one MAC address for each piece of equipment. According to my network tools, the 2.4Mhz and 5Mhz have two different MAC addresses. I have one router and two satellites, and my tools see six MAC addresses. The routers user interface shows three. The user interface on the satellites doesn't show any.
