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Satellite 5ghz backhaul details
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
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Re: Satellite 5ghz backhaul details
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"
}]
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Re: Satellite 5ghz backhaul details
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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Re: Satellite 5ghz backhaul details
one more question is the siginal strength measured in -dBM?
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Re: Satellite 5ghz backhaul details
@Joboo7777 wrote:
one more question is the siginal strength measured in -dBM?
Yes, so in the example above, I have -97 dBM.
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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.
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
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Re: Satellite 5ghz backhaul details
@ekhalil wrote:
@Joboo7777 wrote:
one more question is the siginal strength measured in -dBM?
Yes, so in the example above, I have -97 dBM.
That's seriously workable? I would have stated anything in Wi-Fi from -90 dBm and up is unuseable.
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Re: Satellite 5ghz backhaul details
@schumaku wrote:..........
That's seriously workable? I would have stated anything in Wi-Fi from -90 dBm and up is unuseable.
🙂 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.
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Re: Satellite 5ghz backhaul details
thats why I asked the question. -97dBm is certainly not optimal. seems really low.
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Re: Satellite 5ghz backhaul details
@Joboo7777 wrote:
thats why I asked the question. -97dBm is certainly not optimal. seems really low.
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. 🙂
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