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Orbi app doesn't show 2 satellites in the Network Map
I upgraded my router from a RBR750 to a RBR860. Router setup is complete with no issues. I added the 2 satellites from the 750 system (RBS750) and based on the WiFi Analytics tab in the Orbi app, the...
Ok for that size of home, only one RBR and maybe one RBS would be needed. And run the RBR power setting at 25% at that as well. You don't need any additional RBS. Too Much Wifi: https://youtu.be/UR0viMLISz4
Where do these two RBS750 satellites show up on the Attached Devices web page (Basic tab)?
- At the top as satellites, or
- In the lower panel as "devices"?
No, the satellites don't show up in either location. I tried "Add Orbi Satellites" but that didn't work either.
This would seem to be the conundrum. Netgear says that the RBS750 satellite is not compatible with the RBR860 or the RBR860B router. Hence, adding them would seem to be impossible.
What could be happening is that they are powered up and are broadcasting the last SSID they knew about, but that nothing can connect to them because they are not linked to the router. The app WiFi Analytics shows every access point with a strong enough signal to detect and can group them by SSID.
Well, I don't have an answer for that. Here are 2 screen shots. This is one of the satellites in the bedroom, first photo is the WiFi Analytics from the Orbi (Android) app. It shows a strong signal strength.
The 2nd photo is from a Wifi analyzer, where it shows my mesh network, 3 listings of my network, gzt7d8_net, and the top one is listed shows I am 0 feet from the satellite. The other two is the router 38ft away and the garage 47ft away.
Not compatible, but for some reason, connected.
I have a 860 satellite coming this week. We'll see if this all changes later.