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Lajbert
Sep 15, 2025Aspirant
Manually assign/connect device to satellite
Hello, I have Orbi 1 router (RBE 971) and 2 satellites. Many times, when I turn on a device, it connects to the router instead of the nearby satellite and it may take a long time before it gets as...
CrimpOn
Sep 15, 2025Guru - Experienced User
Another random thought: borrow a big cookie sheet from the kitchen (temporarily, of course) and place it directly in the path between the PC WiFi antennas and the RBE771 router. This might reduce the router WiFi signal enough that the PC would connect to the satellite by itself. If it works, buy the cook a new cookie sheet. (If not, sneak it back into the kitchen.)