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RBK753 - assign client to a specific satellite
Hello Forum,
Is there a way that I can assign a client, for example a TV, to a choosen satellite via WLAN? My TV unfortunately prefers to connect to the more distant router instead of the closer satellite. Even when the signal of the satellite is stronger. With Asus there is a corresponding option in it’s firmware, but not with the Orbis.
Thanks for any hint
Rudi
Alas, there is no such option in the Orbi. What some people have found is their TV's WiFi connection is 'sticky'. The router begins broadcasting WiFi well before the satellites do, and the TV may connect to the firt compatible WiFi signal it finds and quit looking. (After all, the TV does not move anywhere.) Devices designed to be portable often have WiFi software that constantly searches for a "better connection."
You might try to restart the TV (actually power off and back on - pull the plug - turning a TV "off" with the remote obviously does not actually "turn it off" because the remote can start it back up again.)
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Alas, there is no such option in the Orbi. What some people have found is their TV's WiFi connection is 'sticky'. The router begins broadcasting WiFi well before the satellites do, and the TV may connect to the firt compatible WiFi signal it finds and quit looking. (After all, the TV does not move anywhere.) Devices designed to be portable often have WiFi software that constantly searches for a "better connection."
You might try to restart the TV (actually power off and back on - pull the plug - turning a TV "off" with the remote obviously does not actually "turn it off" because the remote can start it back up again.)
Thank you for the feedback. I was hoping for a smarter solution. The problem then occurs again with each reboot. Too bad, there is nothing I can do.
My Orbi has gone six months between reboots (electric company shut down for maintenance). That or a firmware update (also more than six months apart).
Question: when the TV connected to the "wrong" access point, was the performance of the TV unacceptable?
