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Connected to Extender, but no Internet
I can connect my laptop and some other devices but smartphones are connecting but no internet. this only happens on the smartphones. Sometimes it happens on the laptops, but a quick reset and everyth...
My only concern is getting it far enough out as there are large expanses and the rooms are built on the outer walls except the dividing walls. My other big concern is from some of the research I've done I have read about alot of issues with the mesh type set ups that it slows down due to the traffic flow over wireless. That's why I'm thinking maybe the wired set up would be better, and if set up correctly could even use the same SSID. My plan I'm running through my head would be one line coming off the router to a wired hub then run cables to the edge of the routers WiFi, then start plugging in the AP's so as to reach the needed areas without incident. This would also open up the ability to move some exterior integration and expand our Network to allow for more cameras on our security system. Maybe I haven't done enough research on the orbi. Am I way off base on this?
TexasCodeViking wrote:
My plan I'm running through my head would be one line coming off the router to a wired hub then run cables to the edge of the routers WiFi,
It would be switch, not a hub. If you end up with wired APs, then consider a PoE switch (and use APs that can be powered over ethernet).
TexasCodeViking wrote:
My only concern is getting it far enough out as there are large expanses and the rooms are built on the outer walls except the dividing walls. My other big concern is from some of the research I've done I have read about alot of issues with the mesh type set ups that it slows down due to the traffic flow over wireless. ... Maybe I haven't done enough research on the orbi. Am I way off base on this?
First of all, wired backhaul will outperform wireless backhaul. WiFi backhaul is half-duplex, and all the satellites are sharing the same spectrum. Gigabit is full duplex, and there is no interference and shouldn't be packet loss.
Orbi supports both wired and wireless backhaul. So your switch idea could be used with some satellites, but you could deploy others in places where it might be hard to run cables. There's also an outdoor satellite (no ethernet there for security reasons) that could be of interest. Netgear doesn't have an outdoor extender (hopefully something they will add to the product line).
Anyway, it would be one way you can phase in wired backhaul over time (and leave some links wifi) without replacing equipment. With APs you'd need to be wired from the outset.
Orbi satellites don't use PoE though, so you'd need to get power to all the satellites (in addition to ethernet if you use wired backhaul).
BTW, if you do end up with a dense deployment of APs (or lots of Orbi satellites), you likely will need to turn down the radio transmit power. Otherwise, APs will interfere with each other.