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BarryTreg
Aug 11, 2018Apprentice
Stuck in the middle?
I've one satellite, about 30ft away from the base. My system is very stable now under 2.4.1.16.
But, one odd thing I see is in my home my bedroom is about half way between the 2 units, and when I ...
st_shaw
Aug 11, 2018Master
In general, you should set the router manually to channel 1, 6, or 11 on 2.4 GHz.
Yes, this can happen if devices are right in the middle.
You could move either the router or the satellite, so one is stronger in the bedroom.
BarryTreg
Aug 12, 2018Apprentice
Hi,
Well, I changed the channel to 6 and it seems to have stopped the disconnect and reconnect. Thanks for suggestion.
Looks like the satellite hooked into more wireless devices as well.
Couple of observations:
1) the satellite now shows up in router as a connected device, not as a connected satellite
2) satellite stays on channel 13. I am assuming this is 'cos i haven't rebooted the satellite after changing to channel 6.