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RBK852 As bride or Satellite?
Hey guys, Me again -- hopeful someone can help. I'm struggling on the range. Since they are not selling AX Satellites any time soon and I cannot hardwire all, do you know if I can buy another rou...
I was thinking of doing the same instead of wasting money for the extra RBR 850 so I can buy an extra satelitte. But, will the wifi signal from the 2nd RBR 850 in AP mode interfere with the rest of the mesh system?
The mesh system of the 1st original RBR 850 obviously will function nicely with the two RBS 850 satellites. Others are using previous RBS 50 satellites very successfully with RBR 850.
The 2nd RBR 850 in AP mode may or may not work well though. I presume the clients that need better signal and are far from the main mesh Wifi coverage "bubble", must be synchronized with the 2nd router. Otherwise how are the clients going to to know which router to connect to. The clients don't "know" which source has better signal. They connect to the first source that says yes. Maybe the 2nd RBR 850 in AP mode must have a different SSID so the far clients only remain connected to the router in AP mode.
There are maybe some adjustments needed 2.4GHz and 5GHz Channel settings right?
We definitely need an expert advice how to correctly use the AP mode. It will never work as good as the 3rd dedicated satellite would work right?