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RBW30 Poor Backhaul
I'm throwing up the white flag here! To summarize, no matter what I've tried, I'm getting an amber "weak" signal from my two RBW30's. I'm getting very fast speeds at the router location itself on mul...
After a factory reset and rolling back the firmware, it seems to have done the trick!
RBR40 router firmware is now V2.5.1.22
Both RBW30 satellites are now V2.5.0.4
All the signals and speeds seem to be working perfectly for the last couple of hours.
The "good thing" about the RBW30 satellite is that it is designed to plug directly into an electrical outlet (no cord).
The "bad thing" about the RBW30 is that electrical outlets are often close to the floor and surrounded by furniture and other material which can block WiFi signals.
Since it is SO portable, how about moving it around to try different locations. Start with the same room as the router. (If it doesn't get a good connection in the same room, something is horribly wrong.)
With Daisy Chain disabled, both satellites are connecting directly to the router. Depending on the direction that floor joists run in this building, there could be a lot of wood in the direct path between the farther away satellite and the router.
Changing the SSID and reducing transmit power have no impact on backhaul.