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Voice over Wifi
Cell service in my area is bad, so I use voice over WiFi on my iPhone. My internet service max speed is only 12 MBS, very slow. Once I switched to using the RBK50 mesh router, about 50% of the times t...
A couple of questions for you:
What is the speed test reporting for you?
Under advanced setup | wireless settings
Can you tell us what those are set to right now? (What boxes are checked and not checked?)
Finally, what version of firmware are you using>?
Answer to your questions:
What is the speed test reporting for you? very slow.. Download = 6.78 mbps Upload = 1.46 mbps
Under advanced setup | wireless settings
Can you tell us what those are set to right now? (What boxes are checked and not checked?)
Bold items are checked under these sections:
Advanced Wireless Settings (2.4GHz b/g/n)
Enable SSID Broadcast
Enable 20/40 MHz Coexistence
Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings
Advanced Wireless Settings (5GHz 802.11a/n/ac)
Enable SSID Broadcast
Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settingsBackhaul Topology
Enable Daisy-Chain Topology
Finally, what version of firmware are you using>? V2.2.1.210
Regarding daisy chain, are your satellites in serial or parallel (e.g. are they in a line or in a hub and spoke from router)
- I’m not sure how to tell. I used the default setting for Daisy Chain. The main Orbi router to connected to the AT&T modem/router which has wireless turned off. The Orbi satellite is connected wirelessly to the main Orbi router.
PWBerry wrote:
...... The main Orbi router to connected to the AT&T modem/router which has wireless turned off. The Orbi satellite is connected wirelessly to the main Orbi router.It's not enough to have wifi switched off in the ISP router if you want Orbi in Router Mode. You need also to set the ISP router in Passthrough Mode as described in the link above.
