I have recently added a second RBS50Y to try and get a good signal to an outbuilding The plan was to have this connection Kitchen RBS50 (1)>Garage RBS50Y (2)> Games Room RBS50Y (3) >games room RBS50 (4) Unfortunately, the network is connecting Kitchen RBS50 >Garage & Games Room RBS50Y which gives a poor signal to the second RBS50Y I had to factory reset the second RBS50Y as it didn't realise that it was an outdoor satellite (didn't have the sync / light off options when you entered the IP address or accessed via the app.) and was showing no 5G channels I've attached an image showing placement of the satellites and a screen shot of the connections. Any ideas of how to change the way the network is connecting ?

There are construction equipment that can drill under ground and install pipping. Something to call and ask about as a alternative suggestion for burying cable.

Update: I've reset and re-sync'd RBS50Y 3. I've switched off the kitchen orbi which means that RBS50Y 2 has a poor connection to another satellite in the house. RBS50Y 3 briefly connected with a poor signal to the router but then failed and wont connect to RBS50Y 2 which is the nearest orbi.

I've swapped positions of the two RBS50Y and the satellite now on the garage connects to the kitchen orbi fine. The orbi now on the games room now connects to my office which is mid-way across the front of the house whereas the previous RBS50Y connected to the kitchen orbi. All of this is making me think that I can't connect two RBR50Y directly together. I've put an RBS50 inside the garage and rather than connect to the RBS50Y outside the garage it is connecting to the Kitchen orbi which is further away and has an additional wall between the two devices. Am I trying to achieve something that is beyond the RBS50Y ? Is it part of the mesh network but acts only as an access point for wifi or can it form part of a wider meshed network ?

Factory reset the RBR50 and rebuilt the network today and the issue is still there. I've dropped the power of the wifi signals and that improved the connection to the RBS50Y but connection to the orbi inside the games room is still flaky and only uses the 2.4 wifi. I've dropped the power of the 2.4 further which forced the orbi to use 5g but the signal is poor. Looks like I need to look at an alternative manufacturer and start again

RBS50Y connecting to a weak signal

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andrewsanderson
Aspirant
Dec 11, 2023
Update:

I've reset and re-sync'd RBS50Y 3. I've switched off the kitchen orbi which means that RBS50Y 2 has a poor connection to another satellite in the house. RBS50Y 3 briefly connected with a poor signal to the router but then failed and wont connect to RBS50Y 2 which is the nearest orbi.
- andrewsanderson
  Aspirant
  Dec 11, 2023
  I've swapped positions of the two RBS50Y and the satellite now on the garage connects to the kitchen orbi fine. The orbi now on the games room now connects to my office which is mid-way across the front of the house whereas the previous RBS50Y connected to the kitchen orbi.
  
  All of this is making me think that I can't connect two RBR50Y directly together.
  
  I've put an RBS50 inside the garage and rather than connect to the RBS50Y outside the garage it is connecting to the Kitchen orbi which is further away and has an additional wall between the two devices.
  
  Am I trying to achieve something that is beyond the RBS50Y ? Is it part of the mesh network but acts only as an access point for wifi or can it form part of a wider meshed network ?
  - andrewsanderson
    Aspirant
    Dec 13, 2023
    Factory reset the RBR50 and rebuilt the network today and the issue is still there. I've dropped the power of the wifi signals and that improved the connection to the RBS50Y but connection to the orbi inside the games room is still flaky and only uses the 2.4 wifi. I've dropped the power of the 2.4 further which forced the orbi to use 5g but the signal is poor.
    
    Looks like I need to look at an alternative manufacturer and start again

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RBS50Y connecting to a weak signal