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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 route...
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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?
No they are not there are no wires to hook to. I did not think that I would need them with a 10,000 sq ft umbrella. With a $3000.00 + investment. I guess I didn't realize that satellites need hard wired as well. I thought that was the purpose of the satellite.
Bobby
Bobman63 wrote:
No they are not there are no wires to hook to. I did not think that I would need them with a 10,000 sq ft umbrella. With a $3000.00 + investment. I guess I didn't realize that satellites need hard wired as well. I thought that was the purpose of the satellite.
Bobby
You don't need to hardwire them. Its not a "need". Its just a potential if you had that.
so take the one satellite thats getting lower speed and test it in the same room as the router to see if its a distance/obstruction issue or an issue with the satellite
With that idea then, any much cheaper 800.00 bestbuy system would work if you could hardwire them.
Bobby