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RBW30 won't connect with the RBK40 over 30m
Hi, I hope someone can help. I have just bought the Orbi AC2200 RBW40 with a RBK30 extender. I have the main unit RBW40 connected to my Virgin Media Hub, 100MB broadband in my house and I am ...
You are too far away from the router. Where did you get the idea the satellite was supposed to work 200m away? It won't. Especially through multiple walls and brick.
For your application you need a wireless point-to-point bridge, or you need to run a wire to your outbuilding.
For your application you need a wireless point-to-point bridge, or you need to run a wire to your outbuilding.
Hi
thanks for your feedback.
I'll look into those suggestions about the bridge. Had wanted to avoid cabling
FYI - It says on the front of the Orbi box, covers upto 200m squared, which from what you are stating, sounds like it is misleading. If that statement is not about the wifi signal range, I don't know what it might be refering to?
AB17 wrote:Hi
thanks for your feedback.
I'll look into those suggestions about the bridge. Had wanted to avoid cabling
FYI - It says on the front of the Orbi box, covers upto 200m squared, which from what you are stating, sounds like it is misleading. If that statement is not about the wifi signal range, I don't know what it might be refering to?
The Orbi range boasting greater coverage.
200m2 is a measurement of floor area and is equivalent to an area of approx 17m by 17m. A standard 4 bed Victorian terraced house in London has an overall floor area of roughly 180m2 but of course can vary widely.
Hope that helps
Hi Tim,
that really helps clear up the misunderstanding around 200m squared (not just myself).
It would have been really useful and helpful, if Netgear had put some real world house size comparisons in relationship to the product reach.
The house illustration used below, shows a very similar distance from the balcony/ decking area (left) to the room above the garage (right), to the distance between my router and the extender reciever set up I have (my house is smaller!), whilst going through several walls.
As a product I cannot use, I will have to send it back and find another maybe cheaper solution, like TP Link using the mains cabling to pass the signal from point to point.
Thanks.