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RBK762S Backhaul Extender?
Hi, Does Netgear make a backhaul extender for their Orbi's? I don't need a wifi extender. I need an extender to extend the backhaul to between my Orbi RBK762S router and satellite. If so, what...
I'm pushing the max range. About 50 feet plus walls. The signal between the router and satellite changes between good and poor. I was trying not to have to buy another satellite to put in between.
Sounds like this is within one building, so running a physical cable might be a lot easier than going from one building to another.
WiFi is really sensitive to materials in the path. Sometimes moving router and/or satellite just a bit will improve the signal quality. We often have only a vague idea what is "in the walls". (I once found that the signal to an upstairs office laptop improved greatly when the laptop was moved three feet because there was a brick chimney hidden inside the wall of a house built in 1928 when the house was heated with a coal burning furnace.)
Also, WiFi units tend to do better when higher. (Possibly one reason there are so many wall mounts being sold on Amazon.)
Maybe a little experimenting with placement will change "Poor" to "Good"?