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NGNewbie
Sep 08, 2020Star
Want to add a third RBS50 with wifi disabled
Hi, I am not exactly Networking savy so please excuse if I say any jiberish. I have a couple of devices (usually 2,4ghz only devices) that have issues connecting to the wifi network and am consi...
NGNewbie
Sep 08, 2020Star
Thanks. Given that everything else is working very well I would rather spend the money in an additional satelite than mess around with the ORBI settings. My alternative here is to have an electrician drill under the floor to pass a ethernet cable directly from the device to the existing RBR50. This would have its own costs associated so adding a third RBS50 simply to connect these devices via ethernet cable would be a possibility, unless this can create additional issues.
My house is entirely made of brick with concrete floors (three floors). I have the RBR50 in the ground floor, a RBS50 on the first floor and another RBS50 on the second floor. The 30 feet rule does not seem to apply in my home given initially the RBR50 would only have a ambar connection to the first RBS50 satelite. In a straight line these were about 20 feet apart but the "open path through the stairs" (if this makes sense was some 45 feet. I had to move the RBR50 to a place where the signal "open path" is down to around 33 feet (and less than 20 in a straight line) to get a green conection.
If I place the additional satelite where I am thinking, this would place it some 15 feet from the RBR50 and some 18 feet from the first RBS50.
Current Firmware is 2.5.1.16.
I do not know the brand of the Network operator Router/Modem. The ISP brands the modem as their own and it does not have a "brand" anywhere visible. I would add a photo but for some reason I am on a Mac and when I upload a photo it returns an error.
FURRYe38
Sep 08, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Having brick in the home will effect wifi signal. So yes, it would be recommended to wire connect your RBS for best operation between the RBR and RBS with brick in the mix.
Is there sticker under or in back the modem with any information about the modem?
- NGNewbieSep 08, 2020Star
The concrete floors are the physical barriers I have between the Orbi router and satelites. There is a stairway connecting all three floors and the satelites are placed in the hall area of the stairs so the signal does have a "gap" to run through. Having moved the RBR50 closer to the stairway has allowed a good connection with all three now having a green light in the ORBI app. (mind you, the device I am having problems with has line of site to the RBR50).
My contracted ISP speeds are 1.000Mbps download and 20Mbps upload. My orbi app tells me that they are having about 900Mbps download and 20Mbps upload speeds witch I believe is not bad. Using Speedtest my wifi speeds are as follow:
Close to the RBR50 router: 500-600Mbps download
Close to the 1st RBS50 satelite: about 300Mbps download
Close to the second RBS50 satelite: 200Mbps download.
As far as Wifi is concerned I am happy with this. For serious gaming or computing I have the entire house hardwired with ethernet using a switch out of the RBR50 so for the time being I do not think I need to hardwire the Satelites.
Thanks!
- FURRYe38Sep 08, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Concrete will be problematic as well.
You could try Power Line adapters to get the RBS wired to the RBR.