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Help Please... Wifi 6 with 4G Lte Failover
Hello all, My smarthome is expanding and now my existing Nighthawk X10 R9000 is failing to keep up, unfortunately. I've done the Netgear "Find my Orbi Router" questions... It appears I ne...
Something that isn't suported on Orbi systems or most any home class router.
Failover is mainly for business or enterprise class environments. You'll need to check into one of these classes for failover features.
Good Luck.
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
https://kb.netgear.com/31029/Where-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite
Thats a lot, ya I would say and orbi system with at least two RBS. Three maybe, howver placement and distance will need to be observed.
It's a relatively small 3 bedroom detached house in the UK, but my main issues are volume of IP addresses and the sheer amount of devices connected at any one time.
The satellites would most likely be no more than 20 feet apart from each other.
The reason why I was looking at 2 satellites and not one, was mainly because I need to hardwire my IP Phones into the main router in my office. There's a 'black spot' right in the middle of the house on the 1st floor (the boiler room) which is has alloy heat shielded walls. It causes connectivity issues between the Kitchen and the current router position.
I was then going to hardwire my TV and PS5 into another satellite in the Living Room
I was then going to hardware my Sons PS5 into another satellite in his bedroom
Basically we still enjoy gaming and I wanted the best / fastest speeds for us all without compromising anything
Steve
"The satellites would most likely be no more than 20 feet apart from each other." RBS need to be out 30 feet or more. The wifi signal on Orbi systems are fairly powerful. Any closer and this causes problems on the system.
FURRYe38 wrote:"The satellites would most likely be no more than 20 feet apart from each other." RBS need to be out 30 feet or more. The wifi signal on Orbi systems are fairly powerful. Any closer and this causes problems on the system.
Ok, so do you know if there is a less powerful router that can handle Wifi 6 and the amount of devices we have?
Or would it just be better to have a 1 satellite setup positioned 30 feet away on the lower floor
EDIT: I found a comment on Google that suggested:-
"The router and satellite should be at least 30 feet apart. If you can't get them further apart, go to "Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Setting" on the router, where you can try lowering the Transmit power on both bands."
Is this above statement true?
Yes you can do that, turn down the power.
I would check with the cell service provider to see if they support this model router:
https://www.netgear.com/images/pdf/R7100LG_DS_22Mar16.pdf
Make sure cell provider supports this before you buy...
Options?
The R7100LG has failover mode.
You could use that as the router (disabled its wifi) and connect the orbi system to it in AP (access point) mode.
That gives you failover to 4g lte
