How to test/confirm strength/quality of satellite connection to main router?

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gobananasnet wrote:

Orbi RBR53S and how to test the signal strength to the router. Both of our satellits read backhaul "Good" but sometimes it drops off. What is the best way to run a test on these? Thanks

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Use the Orbi debug page to turn on telnet.  (http://orbilogin.net/debug.htm)

Use a telnet program to connect to the router.

(There is a telnet program built into Windows which can be enabled from the Programs and Features control panel.  Click on "Activate Windows features.  I personally use the free program PuTTY. There are many (many) telnet programs for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Pick the one you like.)

telnet to the router and type this command: satelliteinfo wifi

I have two satellites.  This is what the command shows:

root@RBR50:/# satelliteinfo wifi
[
{
"mac address" : "A0:04:60:xx:xx:xx",
"hop" : "1",
"bridge mac" : "A0:04:xx:xx:xx:xx",
"backhaul conntype" : "5GHz",
"backhaul rssi" : "-68",
"backhaul macaddress" : "A0:04:60:xx:xx:xx",
"backhaul phytxrate" : "780",
"backhaul phyrxrate" : "780",
"backhaul parentmac" : "A0:04:60:xx:xx:xx"
},
{
"mac address" : "14:59:C0:xx:xx:xx",
"hop" : "1",
"bridge mac" : "14:59:C0:xx:xx:xx",
"backhaul conntype" : "5GHz",
"backhaul rssi" : "-59",
"backhaul macaddress" : "",
"backhaul phytxrate" : "866",
"backhaul phyrxrate" : "650",
"backhaul parentmac" : "A0:04:60:xx:xx:xx"
}

Notice one has an RSSI (signal strength) of -59 and the other -68.  (-59 is "bigger" than -68)

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