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Use TWO Orbi RBR50 Routers ?
I have a 5000 SF colonial and I'm trying to get good coverage in the basement 1st, and 2nd floors. Unfortunately, I have the main TV room in one corner of the 1st floor, the kid's TV room on the opp...
No, the RBR can't work like a RBS. IT's either router mode or AP mode in which you could use it as a 2ndary AP thats would need to be LAN connected to the main RBR. This however may cause problematic wifi interferences. Channels would need to be far appart on 2.4 and 5Ghz between the two RBRs. I would not recommend this.
What is the distance between the base router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between them to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
I have a 5000sq ft home with the base router on 2nd level and just 1 RBS on the main level at the oppostite end of the house 40 feet away. No problems and great coverage.
Thanks - I was suspecting that.
I had initially tried the satellite on the second floor but there was too many walls/stairs in-between to maintain a reliable signal to the router. Placing it on the 1st floor about 40 feet away has given my the most balanced results for most of the house.
Again, the main issue is the basement office where service is poor plus the second floor TV room where it could be better.
You should be good with the RBR and two RBS's