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RBR750 satelitte issues
I have one satellite that has no devices showing on it. The orbi app shows it is connected and if sync button is pressed the light turns blue as suggested. The satellite is very close to a couple of ...
iZGuasZfIKAY wrote:
How do I get the unused satellite to connect to the nearby devices?
WiFi devices connect to WiFi access points. When the device powers up, it scans for access points broadcasting WiFi SSIDs, finds some SSIDs that it may have connected to in the past (often devices have a setting, "connect automatically"), chooses the "best fit" and connects. Here's a description of the process: https://netbeez.net/blog/how-wifi-connection-works/
Devices that are expected to be mobile are usually programmed to scan frequently for a better connection. There are even 802.11 standards for how they should do this. Devices that are expected to remain in one place often cease looking once they have connected. (not all of them. Echo Dot speakers will switch. It's whatever the developer included in the device software.)
The only method that seems to work is to power off the WiFi device that is connecting to the 'wrong' satellite or to 'forget' the WiFi system and search again.