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Strange Daisy Chain order on my RBK53 set
Hi, I had to re-position my Orbis to cover not only the full house area but also the garage and garden. The Orbi router and three satellites have arranged themselves for this order: The router (...
The satellites should self-regulate and connect to each other to provide the "strongest" signal. First, be certain all the satellites and the router have the EXACT same firmware installed. One of the current issues is the reporting of daisy chain connections tends to be "off", i.e., the satellites take a long time to settle and may change their connection reporting frequently. The smartphone app can also show a different status than the built-in browser GUI.
If you are getting "Poor" connections reported, I suggest you tell the router to remove all three satellites and power down the satellite. Then power the satellites up–one at a time–starting with the closest one. Then reconnect/resync that one. Allow it several minutes (15-20) to establish a "Good" reported connection. Then go to the next satellite in the chain and repeat until all three are back online and reporting "Good".
After allowing this "new" system at least 12 hours to settle, if the backhaul status stills shows "Poor" I suggest changing the location of the satellites to achieve a "Good" backhaul signal. Good luck!
30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected. https://kb.netgear.com/000036466/How-far-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite-from-my-Orbi-router
nailman107 wrote:Hi, I had to re-position my Orbis to cover not only the full house area but also the garage and garden.
The Orbi router and three satellites have arranged themselves for this order:
The router (basement) connects to the guest room, backyard (garden) connects to the guest room and garage connects to the backyard.
So it's basement - guest room - garden - garage with garden/garage having a poor connection.
When I look at the distances I would suggest:
basement - guest room - garden and garage should connect to the guest room or basement.
My question is: can I force a satellite to connect to a certain other satellite or router? Or is it always on the devices themselves to negotiate?
Thanks for your help!
Michael