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Orbi RBK852 is not reliable
I have recently purchased the RBK852 for my house and it has to be the worst purchase I have ever made regarding network equipment. Here are the reasons: I test my internet speed from the Orbi...
Your difficulties are not representative of what most of us are seeing with the Orbi AX product. One recommendation to try that helps with older and iot devices that has been frequently recommended:
- Be sure to check your CTS and RTS values. If they are at 64, please change both to 2346. Reboot both RBR and wireless devices. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings (use the website admin, not the app)
Other than the above and disabling "Enable 20/40 MHz Coexistence" for 2.4Ghz, I'm running with everything else at default settings. Did you have a mesh router before? Don't expect your devices to seamless connect and switch to the closest satellite, however you should get good connectivity and have strong speeds anywhere within the mesh coverage.
- M