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What is the limiting factor for the number of connected devices?
I have an RBR750 with two satellites. Currently I have about 50 total devices connected (phones, computers, printers, TVs, IoT devices, etc.... It all adds up fast!) and I'm noticing that some of the...
Depends on whats all connected at once and where there all connected. If there all connected at the RBR and not the RBS then this could be a problem.
What Firmware version is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
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? Auto? Try Auto and 48 on 5Ghz. Or try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and 40 to 48 channel on 5Ghz.
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
Current firmware is V4.6.5.14_2.0.54
ISP modem/router/ONT is a Zyxel c3000z in bridge mode.
My house is about 2500 sq ft, but it's long and skinny with a giant brick fireplace/chimney structure in the middle that basically cuts the house in half.
The RBR is at one end of the house. One RBS is two rooms away, about 50 feet from the router, next to the brick wall. The other RBS is another 30 feet beyond that, other side of the brick wall toward the other end of the house, and on a lower floor.
The far-end RBS sometimes tries to connect to the RBR, but has "Poor" backhaul status when it does, because it's too far away and through the thick brick wall. Fortunatelty, it usually finds its way back into a daisychain configuration, connecting via the middle RBS.
2.4GHz is set to channel 6, which I settled on after some exploring with a wifi scanner and trying a few different channels. It's probably no better than when it was set to "auto," but it's hard to tell. The devices that drop frequently are WiFi smart bulbs and a couple of plugs, all of which are 2.4Ghz only.
5GHz is currently set to channel 48, but again, no definite difference from "auto".
I also set the CTS/RTS threshold to 2307, per a recommendation I found elsewhere on this forum. But I doubt that actually has any impact.
I can typically see about 8 other SSIDs on my wifi scanner, but they are mostly -80 to -90 dBm, so a bit weak to be causing major interference, I think? Two 2.4GHz SSIDs are visible with around -70 dBm, but those are on different channels, and are the reason I settled on channel 6 for my 2.4GHz radios.