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Will installing too many satellites do more harm than good? More coverage than necessary overkill.
So I just moved into a new 2-story house that's 2600 square feet. Typical suburban home. Ideally, I should get a one router/one satellite system like the RBK40, RBK22, or even the RBK50.
However, I...
How do you lower the power of these units? I'm assuming that lowering the power would reduce the sq ft coverage. Because my home is nowhere near the 5000sq ft my units are rated for, I'm hoping to be able to customize the signal to better suit my needs. My main goal is to have a satellite in my son's room, for a hard wire to his gaming system, which is on the same floor opposite side of the house as the router. I have the router and 1 satellite ac3000 system (5000sq ft). Perhaps the system rated for 3500sq ft would be a better fit for me?
You can lower the power on the Orbi router is all. There is setting under Advanced/Advanced Wirelesss. I don't believe this does anything for the satellites. Yes, reducing the power, you'll have to move the satellites closer as the foot print coverage will be effected.
I have a 5000sq ft home and use only 1 satellite. 40 feet in between. Full power. Great coverage, range and performance.
Rickharrill wrote:
How do you lower the power of these units? I'm assuming that lowering the power would reduce the sq ft coverage. Because my home is nowhere near the 5000sq ft my units are rated for, I'm hoping to be able to customize the signal to better suit my needs. My main goal is to have a satellite in my son's room, for a hard wire to his gaming system, which is on the same floor opposite side of the house as the router. I have the router and 1 satellite ac3000 system (5000sq ft). Perhaps the system rated for 3500sq ft would be a better fit for me?