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MS60 satellites link order
I have MK60 with 3 MS60.
The ideal configuration would be that one satellite connects to each other.
Instead one choses to go through two brickwalls with 2feet in total intstead connecting to the satellite almost in olain view that has only 2 dry walls (less than a foot in total) to the rooter.
The only explanation I would have is that maby only two satellites can be in series and the third one must connect to the router.
It could also be that the router calculates the signal quality wrong and bases the setup on the wrong calculation.
Is there any way how I can manually override the satellite linking?
The ideal configuration would be that one satellite connects to each other.
Instead one choses to go through two brickwalls with 2feet in total intstead connecting to the satellite almost in olain view that has only 2 dry walls (less than a foot in total) to the rooter.
The only explanation I would have is that maby only two satellites can be in series and the third one must connect to the router.
It could also be that the router calculates the signal quality wrong and bases the setup on the wrong calculation.
Is there any way how I can manually override the satellite linking?
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I haven't used the MK system but I know in the orbi system, daisy chain is only supposed to be with a limit of 2.
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Christian_R might know a bit more about the MK system.
I do know brick is one of the best blockers of wifi. And the MK60 system is only dual band. Have you checked into a hardwired backhaul? like using powerline device or moca adapters (ethernet over coax), or even just running an ethernet wire.
- 'daisy chain is only supposed to be with a limit of 2'
This is the information that should be available before purchase. Because you are doomed if you bet on it.
If I have to do a wired backhaul I could have saved the money for the mesh system. And saved a lot of time and anger.
However, after manual update to the latest hotfix version (because automatic updates are not working) the router partially reset itself, again ( I love this inconsistent behavior) and did not only need a power cycle but a HW reset to clean up the corrupted data. After new setup (about the 5th this week) it ordered the sattelites in a better way. Not as good as if daisy chain of 3 would work but at least not forcing a satellite to go though 3 feet of bricks.
Actually I'm preparing a wired backhaul at the moment. I have most of the hardware already at home and just need mor LAN outlets and time for cable installation. If I'm talking about daisy chaining 3 satellites you can imagine that I'm not talking about 30feet of cable and the routing is crucial for future expansion.
Using a sattelite as LAN hotspot I had the issue that fixed IPs of LAN devices didn't work. Not sure if it does now after the update. But I'm confident that it will work as soon as the LAN is connected directly to the router.- Btw. talking about fixed IP ignored on satellite LAN: The router is also ignoring the priority that I set. I don't know if this is in general because the priorities seem to be totally random, or if it's only ignored because the device is hooked wired to the satellite.
Since I've turned on QoS for the first time after the update I take a bit more care about priority. Before I didn't even notice the priority option in the attached devices list.
On a 2nd thought: When I come home I will double check if there is a 2nd button that I need to press to confirm the priority setting that is not visible on the standard layout. This
already tricked me at the fixed IP address setting.
Chilli71 wrote:
I have MK60 with 3 MS60.
The ideal configuration would be that one satellite connects to each other.This can never be an ideal configuration - if you consider the packet from the last access point does travel over not less than five hops over the air, and over the very same channel ....
- Where is the problem if latecy is not critical?
How would you supply a long house?
Chilli
Chilli71 wrote:
How would you supply a long house?Version 1: Locate the primary device (the router) about half the way, and span the satelltes to both sides.
Version 2: Network cabling - copper or even fiber if distances require. The best investment ever. Now you cna run a wired backhaul.
Chilli71 wrote:
Where is the problem if latecy is not critical?Latency and the related highe performance impact is always an issue.
