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306Orbi
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Jul 03, 2022
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ORBI 963E And Which Satellite Acquires A Device

I know this has been discussed before - but my purpose of this post is if someone has figured out a way to solve this problem in a ORBI 963E and Satellites System. I have a ORBI 963E Router and 3 Sa...
  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Jul 03, 2022

    Because its upto devices to pick and choose where they connect too. Not Orbi. 

     

    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.

     

    Try turning down the power output of the RBRs wifi radios from 100% to 50% and see if this changes anything. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 03, 2022

Because its upto devices to pick and choose where they connect too. Not Orbi. 

 

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.

 

Try turning down the power output of the RBRs wifi radios from 100% to 50% and see if this changes anything. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings

  • 306Orbi's avatar
    306Orbi
    Star
    Jul 04, 2022

    House is 8000 Square Feet.

    The distance between router and each satellite is over 30 feet.

    I will try the lower the RBR signals to 50% - then reboot the system and Report Back,

    Thanks for helping.

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    306Orbi
    Star
    Jul 04, 2022

    I am Happy too report that after setting the RBR 2.4GHZ to 50%.... the Generator is now showing connected to The Closest Satellite (Bedroom Satellite) the link is showing at 57MBPS ... wish it was 72 🙂 

    The connection bars for the generator are showing at two bars ... so not 3 bars which are max.

    But the Generator Access point switched to this Satellite without rebooting the Router.. which is great news.

    Now I will monitor if other devices are affected due to signal strength for 2.4GHZ being reduced to 50%...and report back if there are any issues.

    Thanks for your help again.