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ydlazkov
Jun 04, 2019Tutor
Force Satellite To Specific Device
Hi, I bought additional Orbi Satellite AC2200 to connect to our RBR40 router. Our wifi setup now have 2 satellites. The devices, (laptop, security cameras, and doorbell) nearest to the new satell...
Retired_Member
Aug 13, 2019
ydlazkov wrote:Hi,
I bought additional Orbi Satellite AC2200 to connect to our RBR40 router. Our wifi setup now have 2 satellites. The devices, (laptop, security cameras, and doorbell) nearest to the new satellites are still connecting to either the farthest satellite or to the RBR40 router.
How can I force the devices to connect to the nearest satellite?
I tried turning off the farthest satellite for a moment, but as soon as I turn it back on, the devices would again connect to it or directly to the router.
I read another post similar to my issue but the suggested option is inconclusive.
Not sure why you want to do this. The Orbi mesh is suppose to know what's best. I doubt even if you could, would you see any increase in speed.