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Nighthawk MR 60 Mesh Satellite Connection issues
I just purchased and set up last night, one router and two satellites. Everything seems to be working properly, except nothing is connecting to the satellites, even my Amazon Fire Stick which is in t...
how far apart from the router is the satellites? 30 ft is recommended.
Do they function properly if you hardwire a device to them?
Reason I ask, is the router/satellites don't actually switch devices between them, its the devices own roaming protocol that devices which to connect to.
The satellite in the room with the Fire Stick is less than 30 feet, more like 18 feet from the router. Sounds like the satellites only engage if the router signal is not as strong as the satellite?
I bought the mesh system because the Fire Stick occasionally struggled with my old router. Sounds like I don't need the mesh system. My house is only 1950 sq ft.
It still can help with coverage having the satellites but just make sure they're far enough apart or devices don't roam as you'd expect.
Hammer5000 wrote:The satellite in the room with the Fire Stick is less than 30 feet, more like 18 feet from the router. Sounds like the satellites only engage if the router signal is not as strong as the satellite?
I bought the mesh system because the Fire Stick occasionally struggled with my old router. Sounds like I don't need the mesh system. My house is only 1950 sq ft.
My place is 2100 sq ft, 2 1/2 stories. I have the system with one router and two satellites. I have the router on the first floor, a satellite on the middle level, and a satellite on the upper level. The devices don't always connect to the satellite/router you'd expect them to. For example, in my office I have several devices including a TV, a Firestick, a desktop PC, sometimes my phone, and I have one of the satellites in there. Sometimes the devices connect to the router downstairs. Occasionally one will connect to the satellite on the second level. No rhyme or reason what access point they connect to at any given time.
I could probably get by with just the router, or maybe the router and one access point. I'd say you could probably just put the router in the middle of your place and be just fine. Or maybe the router on one side of your place and one satellite in the middle to cover the other side.