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Ring video doorbell pro w/Orbi
I purchased the Orbi system (RBK50) to kill a wifi dead spot at my front door for my ring video doorbell pro. After setup the ring video doorbell connected to the satellite unit which is within 10ft ...
It's back on the satellite ATM. It seems to be switching back and forth no clue why, no conditions have changed. The app informs me that the signal is bad and it degrades the video quality when connected to the router.
Is this orbi web gui compatible with Chrome?
Did you try my suggestion of reducing power on the Orbi?
Since i'm already at -70 I probably don't have to lower it much, right?
Danield340 wrote:Since i'm already at -70 I probably don't have to lower it much, right?
Probably not. You only have three choices: 75%, 50%, and 25%. You might get better results overall with lower power, depening on how large your house is. More power than needed is not better, so don't be afraid to lower it.
It's still switching back and forth at 75%. Why would a device switch it's connection to a -70 signal vs -51, it makes no sense. I'm getting 2-3 sec pauses in my video feed and distortions. I'm now wondering if there is a problem with devices losing connection on the satellite unit. After i restart the ring when i get home from work it connects to the satellite with a excellent signal. It seems that sometime during the night it switches connection to the router for a terrible signal, sometimes it randomly switches back to the satellite by it's self. Is the satellite losing connection and all devices switch back to the router? Or maybe this firmware needs a ton of work. Thinking of returning, it's only been a couple of days. I bought the orbi to use mostly with smart home devices that are too far away from my office to receive signal from a big honking router. If these devices just connect to the orbi router anyway i'm at square one (terrible signal).
I'm going to move the satellite around a bit when I get home from work to see what happens.