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kildren
Apr 28, 2024Aspirant
RBR850 Wired Satellite to Wireless Satellite Then to Wired Satellite
I have a RBR850 router in the basement, with a Wired connection to a Satellite in an 3rd floor Window, with Line of site to another Satellite in a window of a Metal Shop. The Shop Satellite seems to prefer 2G wireless backhaul to the RBR850, even with this not being line of site but through a Hill. Then to add more complication I have a Wired Connection from the Shop to a Pole behind it that does not have line of site to anything. This then changes all the COnnection Icons to Wired even with the SHop one being Wireless to the Router path.
I'm also having issues with my Galaxy A50 not signing in properly all the time when I move from Router --> Satellite --> Satellite. The Galaxy 20s seem to handle it fine, is there a way to forse compaibility?
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What is the distance between the 3rd floor satellite and the satellite in the shop building?
Does the router to 3rd floor satellite show as 'wired'?
What device is on that pole behind the shop?
- kildrenAspirant
Distance from the 3rd floor to the Shop is around 200 Meters, shop is metal so satellite is in the window of the shop facing the house, direct line of site to the house window where the other satellite is. Then I wired from the shop Satellite to another outside on a pole around 50 meters away.
so Living room (3rd floor) shows wireless and poor even though its wired to the router. Devices connecting to it are showing Wired, in the connections list. Devices in the Shop are showing up as Wireless, but devices in the back yard are showing up wired.
I'm also experiencing issues when I move my phone around the house, Yard. When ever it goes between a satellite, or back to the router, it get connection failed, and only way to get it back is by connecting to say the guest wifi, then back to the original.
Orbis report the connection of devices by how each device is connected to the system as a whole. It does not matter how a satellite is connected to the router (or another satellite). If the device is 'wired' to anything, then it is 'wired'.
200 meters is way too far to achieve a decent connection between Orbi units. It is miracle that the satellite in the shop connects at all.
It might be worth testing the 3rd floor satellite Ethernet connection. Temporarily bring the satellite next to the router. After it connects, use an Ethernet cable to connect it to the router. In 4-5 minutes (or so), the Attached Devices display should show it changing from WiFi to Wired.
Having established that the satellite is capable of wired connection to the router, return it to the 3rd floor location and plug it in. If it does not change to 'wired', this might indicate that there is a problem with the Ethernet cable path between router and satellite. Often in-house wiring consists of components in addition to the actual cable, such as patch panels, RJ45 jack terminations, and Ethernet patch cables. A termination that even a little bit "off" can result in the satellite not achieving a 'wired' connection. (That is why the temporary test next to the router helps determine whether the problem is with the actual satellite or with the cable path.)
You might consider trying a WiFi link between the 3rd floor satellite and the shop satellite. Dozens of companies sell links on Amazon consisting of two radio units (one at each end), usually powered by Power over Ethernet (PoE). These units have highly directional antennas and are rated in terms of kilometers, so 200 meters is well within their capability. This article explains in more detail:
Equipment from mainstream manufacturers, such as Ubiquiti and TP-Link is usually a bit more costly than from some brands available on Amazon.