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Bobne
Oct 07, 2020Aspirant
Receiving Wi-Fi Signal in a metal outbuilding
I have an Orbi RBR50 in the east side of my basement. In the west side of the upper level of the house I have the Orbi extender. About 20 feet away from the extender I have a metal outbuilding. I can...
FURRYe38
Oct 07, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Metal will prevent wifi signal travel. Run a buried or over head ethernet CAT6A cable from the house to the metal building and put in a RBS or EX model extender connected to the ethernet cable.