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BrooklynOrbi
Aspirant
Dec 11, 2018

Satellite Placement and Adding Extender

I live in a narrow but fairly deep 4 story brownstone house. My cable service and modem are in the front room on the third floor, which is where the Orbi router now lives. I did not find much success...
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FURRYe38
Guru
Dec 11, 2018

What FW is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the ISP modem the NG router is connected too?

What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between them to begin with depending upon building materials.

  • BrooklynOrbi's avatar
    BrooklynOrbi
    Aspirant
    Dec 11, 2018

    Firmware is up to date.

     

    Modem: ARRIS SURFboard SB6183 Modem 16x4 Docsis 3.0 

     

    Overall square footage is around 3000 (800+ per floor)

     

    Distance between router and satellite is around 30 feet.

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      FURRYe38
      Guru
      Dec 11, 2018

      If you can maintain 30 feet distance between router and satellit(s), adding another if you see a need in remote locations where you don't get much or very lilttle wifi signal, shouldn't be a problem. Others have posted that they have added up to 6 satellites. Kind of extreme though. Works for them.