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Is it possible to add 5 or more satellites (RBS850)with RBR850 router
Hi, Í´ve bought 5 satellites to my AX6000 router, but when Iam trying to connect the fifth satellite it turns magenta, and wont connect to the router. I know that Netgear says that the recommended nu...
Glad thats all it was.
Please mark your thread as solved so others will know. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Enjoy. 📡
https://kb.netgear.com/000062035/How-many-satellites-can-you-add-to-an-Orbi-WiFi-System 📡
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 📡
Make sure the RBS have same version of FW as the RBR. Try connecting the one RBS to the RBR via ethernet and see if it gets a IP address. If it does, use this IP address to make sure the FW is updated on the RBS web page. Turn OFF all other RBS while checking this one RBS.
My home is 190 m2, so that is 2045 sq feet. One plane and a basement. I have 2 satellites in the basement (one wired), one satellite in the garage (wired), one satellite in the masterbedroom (wired) and now I want one satellite in my kids room (wireless). I will try to connect the 5th satellite with the router using ethernet. Do you know if it is possible to connect a 5th satellite to Orbi wifi 6 (RBR850)?
Chrillthesill wrote:
Do you know if it is possible to connect a 5th satellite to Orbi wifi 6 (RBR850)?
That Netgear knowledge-base article referenced above "recommends" up to four and clearly states that adding more "might negatively affect performance". I take that to mean, Yes, you can.
If the house is typical construction, that is a LOT of WiFi access points in a small area.
Yes I saw that reply on the Netgear site and interpreted it that way, but no one have told me how to do it. I know that it is a lot of access points, but I need one for my boiler, one for the garage etc. We have 190 m2 on the main floor and 80 m2 for the basement and 1200m2 garden.
So for that size of home you only need the RBR and 1 RBS. Having too much wifi signals with additional RBS will cause problems.
is the home of wood or concrete construction?
