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How to force Eufy camera to satellite?
I have Orbi 10 Mesh system (RBE971) and use Eufy external security cameras in it. All of the cameras lock on to the Mesh base system, but I want a few to use the satellite because it is closer and a stronger signal. How do I force them to do that? Thanks.
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I have Orbi 10 Mesh system (RBE971) and use Eufy external security cameras in it. All of the cameras lock on to the Mesh base system, but I want a few to use the satellite because it is closer and a stronger signal. How do I force them to do that?
You can't. The Orbi software has no way to assign client devices to satellites.
Some Eufy camera's can connect to any wifi, some require the base. You'd be better to ask on the Eufy forum to find out what versions you have and if they can connect via router/satellite wifi versus back to the base. It might impact your recording capability as well. Which is why you should ask on there.
Some Eufy camera's can connect to any wifi, some require the base.
FWIW, I don't think RonaldoL is talking about a Eufy Homebase. Instead I think he wanted to know whether he could force some cameras to connect to a specific Orbi satellite. So that is the question I answered.
If he does have a compatible Homebase for those cameras (or is willing to purchase one), he can connect that base to the nearest satellite using one of the satellite's ethernet ports.
RonaldoL - are you seeing any performance issues with the cameras using the existing setup? If you aren't, then I suggest leaving well enough alone.
While I don't have an Eufy cameras, I do have quite a few Arlo cameras. Some are connected with Arlo smarthubs (because they do not support direct wifi connections), others are connected to my Orbi mesh. The cameras connected to the mesh all perform well, I've never needed to connect cameras to a smarthub in order to get the needed performance.
I've got both Arlo and Eufy standalone and the Eufy with a home base. So I wasn't sure if the user was referring to the homebase signal or the orbi signal. I've got 2 of my Eufy camera's setup on the Orbi and 4x on the homebase. Problem with it is the 2 on the orbi, don't record to the homebase, they record to their own internal storage (16gb locally vs 512gb in homebase). Clarity from RonaldoL would help to know more details versus me guessing at what the actual setup is.
The Eufy should have its own roaming protocol. You can always try turning the ones you want to connect to a different satellite off and then on again (or trigger a reboot in their menu). Hopefully, it connects to the stronger signal. The other issue might be that what you might consider a stronger signal might not be. If the Eufy camera is outdoors, and there's something in a wall (hvac/brick/siding) that deteriorates the closer devices signal, it might not actually be the best option.
