Vertical Placement of RBR50 and RBS50's

Question

We have a SMALL cottage house. Maybe 60 x 60' with 3 floors.
The Orbi Base is in the Basement, centrally located.
We set up the first Satellite in the Attic, about 40' Straight up
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The Attic backhaul has a POOR signal, but it is only 40' away.
We have limited ability move the Satellite and base around, so we added the 2nd Satellite&nbsp;in the middle, it is 20' straight&nbsp;up, and it is 20' from the other Satellite.
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Performance at the far end is Spotty, with the Satellite occasionally dropping off completely.
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Suggestions Please&nbsp;
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FURRYe38 · Answer

a small cottage home may only need the one router if you can get the main router out of the basement. 
30 feet is a good starting distance from base router to satellite. However building materials impact this.
You could try Daisy chaining the two satellites and see if this improves anything.
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GadgetVirtuoso2 · Answer

Make sure you're not placing the units on top of each other, you need to offset them. Radio waves from the antennas emit signals out from the unit but directly above and below the units are probably the weakest points. This is why Netgear recommends the router and satellites should be positioned in a zigzag pattern.

CrimpOn · Answer

It might help to give more explanation.&nbsp; 60x60 seems like 3,600 sq. ft. per floor. NOT what I would call "small".&nbsp; What does "three floors" mean?&nbsp; (Does that include the basement and attic, or are they in addition to the three floors?)&nbsp; I would not put an access point on an elevation totally above or below any WiFi devices.&nbsp; Do the attic and basement have network devices?&nbsp; Does the network connection enter in the basement and it would be difficult to extend it to the 1st floor?&nbsp; Building construction is a serious consideration.&nbsp; Concrete, stone, lath &amp; plaster, etc. degrade WiFi signals, especially 5G that the backhaul uses.
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I agree that the quickest and simplest thing is to daisy chain the two satellites and "offset" them so that the middle unit is not directly above or below the others.

RocketSquirrel · Answer

Maybe try simply laying the Orbi’s on their faces.

CrimpOn · Answer

I had thought of placing the ORBI's on their face, but figured in no time at all someone would come along and say, "Hey, this thing fell over." and stand them up again.&nbsp; Seriously, that might improve the backhaul signal level, but might also ruin the client WiFi signal pattern.&nbsp; Would be simple to try and see.

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Vertical Placement of RBR50 and RBS50's

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