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Wi-Fi speeds Not as Advertised?
I purchased the RBK53 system (RBR50 plus two RBS50 satellites). I added two additional RBS50 satellites for a total of 4 satellites. The install was successful with all components listed in Orbi Netw...
Finally tracked down the issue. Bad Orbi included cat5e cable. Swapped it out for a cat6 cable and the ISP modem hardware LAN port immediately auto-negotiated to 1000Mbps. Physical layer 1. Should have started there rather than layer 4, 3, 2 ... Basic networking 101 failure on my part. In my defense - network training was over 20 years ago :-)
Now getting my full 477Mbps download speeds on all gigabit-enabled devices I've tested so far
Finally tracked down the issue. Bad Orbi included cat5e cable. Swapped it out for a cat6 cable and the ISP modem hardware LAN port immediately auto-negotiated to 1000Mbps. Physical layer 1. Should have started there rather than layer 4, 3, 2 ... Basic networking 101 failure on my part. In my defense - network training was over 20 years ago :-)
Now getting my full 477Mbps download speeds on all gigabit-enabled devices I've tested so far
I suggest updating that firmware to the newest release (.38). You will probably enjoy higher backhaul stability as well as a few other perks. Very important for your setup considering the number of satellites you have.
You can search for the downloads for the firmware on here.
Upgrade the satellites (all of them) first.
Upgrade the router to the intermediate firmware first and then upgrade the router to the final version (.38)
Let us know if you have any questions.