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plee11
Sep 14, 2020Aspirant
ORBI RBR850 and RBS850 - Slow switching between devices
Hi, I just purchased the ORBI RBK853 which includes the RBR850 (AX6000) and 2 RBS850 satellites. Everything works well and it gets good speeds, I upgraded it from Google WiFi. However one thing about the ORBI that is not as fast is its ability to switch between devices if I move locations. My satellite is 50 feet from the router, setup in wireless star setup, and if I first stand at the router, it connects there, but if I move to the satellite just a few inches from it, it still stays on the router connection for over 5 minutes. Because of that the speeds are slower due to the additional distance. The only way to force it is to turn off the wifi on the device and re-enable it, even then sometimes it still connects to the router first and stays there for longer than needed. Google WiFi was instantaneous in switching between devices. As soon as I walked to a different satellite, by the time I looked in the app to see which device I was now connected to, it updated already. Searching in the forums other NetGear ORBI devices had the "fast roaming" setting or daisy chain setting (not that this applies in this case) but it looks like those settings are not available for for the RBR850, and the RBR850 lacks many of these advanced settings. Is there any other setting I can change to make this switch between satellite / router / satellites faster? Thanks.
6 Replies
- plee11Aspirant
Sorry I'm on the latest firmware V3.2.16.6 for both the satellites and router.
Fast Roaming and Daisy Chain are automatic on Orbi AX.
You can try powering the power output of the RBR and see if this helps any. Under Advanced Tab/AdvancedSettings/Wireless settings.
- plee11Aspirant
Sorry did you mean lowering? Thanks for the guidance.
Opps, sorry that was a typo. Yes. Lower.