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NETGEAR Orbi (Latest Gen) 970 Series Quad-Band WiFi 7 Mesh Network System
I hooked up my new NETGEAR Orbi (Latest Gen) 970 Series Quad-Band WiFi 7 Mesh Network System. When I installed the unit it updated the firmware automatically. My home is 7200 sq ft. I have the router on the main floor, it is supposed to cover 10,000 sq ft. I placed the first satellite in the theater on lower floor, as the crows flies its 60 feet away. It is showing a weak signal and the other one in the back bedroom of the home same floor has an excellent signal. My disappointment is as I move on the same floor to different locations, say the kitchen 70 ft away it reads 200-500 mbps. Right above next floor in the Salon I get 200-250 mbps. I just purchased another satellite to try to help it. But I am not completely thrilled, is there a way to balance out the signal strength throughout the home? I will install the 3rd satellite today hoping for the best.
Bobby
Please mark your thread as solved so others will know. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Enjoy. 📡
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You'll want to try different locations throughout the home. sometimes things in the walls (think hvac, foil lined insulation, etc) or applicances can block signal. so moving laterally/changing distance can help. I usually try several different setup locations to see how well it works. I'd also advise testing your speeds with a wired device on each satellite. Each wireless device might have different speeds and so a hardwired devices to the satellite will give you the most realistic speeds.
Any chance you have ethernet throughout the home? A hardwired backhaul really makes these devices sing.
Hardwired one of the gets 1.1 gig the other gets 80 mbps plugged directly into the router with new cable I had an IT guy working on it, but no luck any ideas? You can see on the desktop running speedtest.net and fast.com flash 800+ mbps for an fraction of a second then immediately drop back top 80mbps. We are going to move some around today but I would think with wifi 7 inside the 7200 sq ft house that would be unnecessary. That was my hope. Most all in home is wireless except the 2 desktop computers. House is 30 years old so no current tech in the walls
Your thoughts
Bobby
All the satellites are hardwired into the router?
