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RBRE960 after power outage only 50-55 will re connect
hello I have RBRE960 with 2 satellites both wired backhal RBKE963 system with the latest firmware V6.0.3.85 all 3 units are on UPS backup I have 12-15 wired devices 3 tvs, 2 roku's, 3-5 computers, ...
How are the RBS connected to the RBR via ethernet, directly to the back of the RBR or is there a LAN switch in between?
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and 📡 satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS📡 to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
https://kb.netgear.com/31029/Where-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite 📡
What channels are you using?
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
madtownJason wrote:
hello
I have RBRE960 with 2 satellites both wired backhal RBKE963 system with the latest firmware V6.0.3.85 all 3 units are on UPS backup
I have 12-15 wired devices 3 tvs, 2 roku's, 3-5 computers, 3 apc UPSs, Philips-hue hub, a smart things hub .....
on my main ssid I have my 2 iphones 2 apple watches 2 ipads and 1 laptop
I also have 70+ IoT wifi devices IE tplink wall switches/power strips,4 LG appliances, 3 wyze,4 amazon Alexa, 8 Globe smart plugs printer, thermostat, 5 nest smoke/co and a few other that i cant think of at the moment
when ever I have a power outage for more than 2 seconds all of my devices that are not on ups backup reboot so to speak ..
only 50-55 devices in total can reconnect to the router ...the wires devices seam to always get an ip but the wifi devices will fight over the remaining space only 30-45 will connect .....after I hit my 50-55 max. the only way to get a new device to join is to delete an existing device and 80% of the time something else pops in before the device I wanted can join
I have rebooted the router the satellites the modem in every way I can think of I have even moved all three next to the modem so I can re boot at the same time
when chatting with support I did a factory default and re installed the same ssid and got most of them back but still had 10-15 devices that I had to reconnect with the manufactures app
anyone else have issues like this ? or have a different idea on fixing it
I have a 1940 house that has plaster and fiber walls the stage in between plaster and lath and drywall it is 94 ft wide and 30 ft deep as well as wood and aluminum siding ....that is the way was when i got it
the RBR is in the center of the house and that gives WiFi to most of the left side of house but i have a large fish tank and a few walls that block to the right so that is RBS#1 is on the far side of the house about 35 ft away and that could be switch to wireless back haul but i have the wire
the RBS#2 is 60ish feet away in a shed in my back yard so my wife can use the WiFi and so I can use some WiFi cameras to keep an eye on my back yard
that is connected using a set of TP-Link MC220L | Gigabit SFP to RJ45 Fiber Media Converter tplink and one of the first things I remove when trouble shooting
WiFi coverage is good throughout the house I can have a bank of three switches and one will reconnect and the other 2 will stay blinking or 2 will reconnect and one will stay blinking until I remove/reboot some other device or even 2 smart plugs in the same room as the RBR it seams totally random as to what devices connect and what don't
neighbors near by 5 in the center of my house the only WiFi I get is my SSID on the left of the house I get 3 plus my 2 SSID on the right I get a different 2 as well as my 2 when I go out side I get about 8 plus my 2 depending on the location in my yard
as far as channels auto for the 2.4 and 48 g
So you have these TP Link Fiber Media Converters in between the RBR and RBS?
that is on 1 RBS