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Orbi RBS50Y Outdoor Satellites with Starlink Router
I apologize if this is long and if it has already been answered. I'll try to make sense with my thoughts...I work and live on a large ranch. We recently got Starlink, which has been a godsend for us in a rural community. Starlink is set up in the center of the main office. I live in the main ranch house approx 130 feet from the office (measured by Google Earth). I originally set up Starlink using a Nighthawk router, but that seemed to be causing some issues with the speeds of Starlink and to our hardwired network in the office. So I switched back to using the Starlink router and everything seems to be working fine. We have a Ayrstone Ayrmesh network to shoot the connection to various parts of the ranch and it works in getting good but not great internet to different locations.
I decided to pick up two Orbi RBS50Y Outdoor Satellites to use as extenders to shoot a faster connection to my house. I chose the RBS50Y because it said I could use it with any router. *Both satellites were set up as extenders*
I set up the first Orbi Satellite by my desk, in the office, about 30 feet west of the router, sitting in a large window but still in the house. I'm getting speeds over 200 mbps download and 20+ upload. Really good for us! That window is in clear view of where I set up the second satellite. The second satellite is about 130 feet NW of the first satellite, and mounted to a post on the front porch outside my house. This seems to have brought up a couple of issues/questions.
When I set up the second satellite in the office, how do I know I'm connecting the second satellite to the first? Or does it not matter if its connecting to the router as long as its connecting to the same network?
Is the second satellite too far away from the first? It seems that maybe the second satellite is trying to get the connection from the router, even though the router is a ways away. I'm not getting a 5ghz connection on the second satellite, but its showing almost 400 mbps on the first. I feel like there should be some type of connection there. Also, when I turn off the second satellite, the connection speeds I'm getting on my tv or phone do not change. So I don't think my stuff is connecting to the second. Which bring me to my final question...
I've been reading about the ability of Orbi to daisy chain. I feel maybe the second satellite is out of order and making it not work correctly. But when downloading the Orbi app, I'm not able to change anything because Im not using an Orbi router. How do I check on the order of things if I am not using an Orbi router? Any way around this?
Hope that all made sense and maybe someone can lend me some assistance. I tried chatting with Netgear support last night but I was having to wait 10min between each response and couldn't wait anymore.
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You're comparing different types of systems.
The problem isn't the Orbi.
Its the distance. 5ghz doesn't broadcast as far as 2.4ghz and 2.4ghz is slow and sensitive to interference in the first place.
Your Ayrstone Ayrmesh system is actually a point to point system like Netgears Airbridge. Meaning its directional so it can broadcast significantly further than traditional wifi. 130ft for traditional wifi is a challenge if it works at all.
You can't compare a point to point system to a traditional wireless system or expect it to function the same.
Plus, daisy chaining increases latency and decreases speeds.
Options to get the connection decent?
1. Get another Ayrmesh reciever to place in your office or get a different point to point system to connect the 2. I've never tried netgears airbridge but I've read pretty positive reviews.
2. burying an underground ethernet wire. 130ft isn't to far for a wired connection.You could simply bury a wire and that'd give you the best connection. Then you could simply put an access point in the office.
