Satellite 5ghz backhaul details

[Joboo7777]

Hello,

I am trying to find RSSI or dBM signal details for the connection between my Orbi router and satellite. Is this information available?

thanks

[ekhalil]

Please use the following telnet command from the router:

root@RBR50:~# cat /var/satellite_device_info

[{

                "mac address":  "78:C2:94:xx:xx:xx",

                "ip address":   "192.168.1.2",

                "module name":  "RBS50",

                "serial number":        "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",

                "signal strength":      "-97",

                "current version":      "V2.3.0.32",

                "backhaul status":      "1",

                "device name":  "Orbi Satellite-1"

        }]

[Joboo7777]

Thanks for this. Is there a setting I need to configure to allow telnet to router? I looked thoughout the router webportal but cant seem to find where I enable telnet access.

Thanks

[FURRYe38]

routeripaddress/debug.htm 

[Joboo7777]

Thanks

[Joboo7777]

one more question is the siginal strength measured in -dBM?

[ekhalil]

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@Joboo7777 wrote:

one more question is the siginal strength measured in -dBM?

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Yes, so in the example above, I have -97 dBM.

[ekhalil]

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@Joboo7777 wrote:

Thanks for this. Is there a setting I need to configure to allow telnet to router? I looked thoughout the router webportal but cant seem to find where I enable telnet access.

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To enable telnet in your Orbi Router:

• From browser go to the router's debug page (http://192.168.1.1/debug.htm). Use your router's IP address or http://orbilogin.com/debug.htm
• Enter admin as user name and your router’s management password
• Tick "Enable Telnet" option

• Use Telnet from a computer attached to Orbi to connect to your Router telnet 192.168.1.1 (or your router's IP address) and enter admin and the same password that you used to login to Orbi

[schumaku]

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@ekhalil wrote:

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@Joboo7777 wrote:

one more question is the siginal strength measured in -dBM?

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Yes, so in the example above, I have -97 dBM.

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That's seriously workable? I would have stated anything in Wi-Fi from -90 dBm and up is unuseable.

[ekhalil]

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@schumaku wrote:

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That's seriously workable? I would have stated anything in Wi-Fi from -90 dBm and up is unuseable.

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🙂 True. I have Ethernet backhaul between router and this satellite and I think that's why the signal strength is not relevant here. I believe if you use this command on a wireless backhaul you would get better values.

[Joboo7777]

thats why I asked the question. -97dBm is certainly not optimal. seems really low.

[ekhalil]

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@Joboo7777 wrote:

thats why I asked the question. -97dBm is certainly not optimal. seems really low.

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Ok, now I disconnected my Ethernet cable to the Satellite and got the following:

root@RBR50:/# cat /var/satellite_device_info

[{

                "mac address":  "78:C2:xx:xx:xx:xx",

                "ip address":   "192.168.1.2",

                "module name":  "RBS50",

                "serial number":        "xxxxxxxxxxxxx",

                "signal strength":      "-57",

                "backhaul status":      "1",

                "device name":  "Orbi Satellite-1",

                "current version":      "V2.3.0.32"

        }]

root@RBR50:/#

So my Satellite's receives -57 dBm backhaul's link signal from the Router when using wireless backhaul. As mentioned earlier the -97 dBm was just a value I got when I had wired backhaul so this value should be irrelevant.

I hope that this helps. 🙂