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RBR350 with 2 RBS350 I have one of the RBS350'S connected via wired backhaul and other is wireless
I've been trying to fix the issue of not having prominent strong speeds around the whole house which it has kind of struggled with in the past getting only around 120 mbps into the lounge whilst conn...
I appreciate the help guys (FURRYe38, CrimpOn), and thank you for clarifying that CrimpOn much appreciated, I think I'm going to stick to this setup as I didn't see any difference in speed in the master bedroom with it wired or wireless but it effected my office ofc as I'm wired to the satellite and it dropped the speed from 950 to 290 once on wireless so unless I'm able to wire all 3 I'm just going to leave them as they are now which is the old setup with the channel switched and the positions slightly changed to make it sufficient
Certainly. One satellite can be connected to the router with WiFi and the other with Ethernet cable. The connection methods do not have to be the same for both satellites. (And I agree that most users would prefer to have all satellites 'wired', but this is simply not practical for many of us.)
Could you please comment on the status of the satellite that you are attempting to 'wire':
- What is the status when not wired? Does the LED "turn blue" when it is powered up?
(see page 11 of the User Manual: https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK352/RBK352_RBK353_UM_EN.pdf ) - When 'wired' and powered on, what happens?
Since Orbi satellites are portable, can you please try this experiment:
- Temporarily relcate the satellite to the same room as the router and repeat the two observations.
- What happens when powered up with no Ethernet cable.
- What happens when powered up with an Ethernet cable.
The reason for this test is to verify that the satellite is functioning correctly. If it will not operate properly (WiFi and 'wired') when in the same room, it is not likely to operate properly when in the remote location.
I understand what you're conveying and I will attempt what you're asking as it is very informative but I think my message may have been too confusing the main issue I'm having is that both of the satellites are fully operational and working properly, however my router isn't letting any of my devices connect wirelessly for some odd reason I've rebooted the whole system including the modem and waiting for a full reboot and it seemed to have fixed it for a little bit but when I had awoken again the issue still carried on.
If both satellites are powered off, do devices connect to the router WiFi?
"Isn't letting devices connect" implies that some error message is being displayed on devices when they attempt to connect. What message is that?
I'll go and turn off the satellites right now and check if the devices will connect when just the router is turned on.
I don't see any error messages it's just the fact that when I go on the orbi mobile app I am right next to the router or even a couple feet away and it hasn't switched to the router to show I'm connected to it and not the other satellites if that makes sense and when I'm in the master bedroom which is closes to the router I am on only 2 bars which I can see that I'm not connected to the router hence the slower speeds