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NETGEAR SMART HOME PARENTAL CONTROL
Hello group, I have a Nighthawk R8500 acting as my router/DHCP with an Orbi RBR750 mesh system with 2 satellites acting as an access point. I have discovered that the R8500 does not support the P...
Hello and thanks for the feedback. I think it might be wise if I provide some information about why I am running the R8500 as the router and the Orbi as an access point. Maybe there is a better approach.
I have a smart home setup managed by Home Assistant running in a Virtual Machine. On my smartphone I run Tasker. When I am away from home, and return - when my smartphone connects to the WiFi, it opens my garage door by Tasker signaling a wifi switch to energize the garage door opener. This worked fine when I had only the R8500 router.
But there were some dead spots in the rear of my house, so I decided to upgrade to an Orbi mesh system. Now there is a lag before the garage door opens. Sometimes the lag is a minute or more. In fact just recently I thought it was not going to open at all. So I opened it with the manual remote, and as I drove through - it triggered and tried to close, coming down on the cab of my truck.
So I was thinking it might be more responsive with the R8500 router and Orbi access point. But of course, now I have Parental Smart Control no longer working.
Is there a way to fix the Orbi lag? If so I can go back to the Orbi as a router and eliminate the R8500.
I have a smart home setup managed by Home Assistant running in a Virtual Machine. On my smartphone I run Tasker. When I am away from home, and return - when my smartphone connects to the WiFi, it opens my garage door by Tasker signaling a wifi switch to energize the garage door opener. This worked fine when I had only the R8500 router.
But there were some dead spots in the rear of my house, so I decided to upgrade to an Orbi mesh system. Now there is a lag before the garage door opens. Sometimes the lag is a minute or more. In fact just recently I thought it was not going to open at all. So I opened it with the manual remote, and as I drove through - it triggered and tried to close, coming down on the cab of my truck.
So I was thinking it might be more responsive with the R8500 router and Orbi access point. But of course, now I have Parental Smart Control no longer working.
Is there a way to fix the Orbi lag? If so I can go back to the Orbi as a router and eliminate the R8500.
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?
Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Set CTS to 2347. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s). Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings