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Using another Orbi Router as a Satellite
Hello, Few things i know others have brought up but I will also. 1. Add Orbi Routers the ability to also connect as a satellite. For example many of us because both on the home and business version needed extra satellites but they were not available yet so we purchased extra sets with routers. The routers are doing nothing but stored, total waste of money. Yes we can make them AP but need to be hardwired, this was purchased for a wireless solution, not wired solution. If the next firmware can upgrade the routers to also go into satellite mode would be great or give us a firmware to upload to turn the routers into a satellite. We already spent to the money think it would be the right thing to do. Since both router and satellite are the same hardware. 2. Because of the limit satellites for the orbi pro it would be nice if the satellites from the orbi home were compatible. I think this has been the greatest stress and also the limit on how many satellites a router can support. This is a great platform but great limitations for my business I have Orbi Router 2 satellites and have the 2 ex8000 6xs connected to cover our warehouse and office and have 2 extra routers i cant do anything with other than hard wire. Still have dead space but at the point as a business i really dont want to waste more money just to buy combo orbi pros because of this limitation. I think if this can be worked up this will switch alot of business to use this great product. Also since both Nighthawk 6xs and 4xs are the same hardware as orbi can future firmware allow them to show up satellites? Thank you GTG
Extend your existing Orbi with a satellite
I have found out that extending your existing Orbi with a satellite is not in al cases so easy. My current Orbi set-up exist of a router and two satellites, which all where running on the latest firmware v2.1.4.10. The new and third satellite came out of the box with firmware v1.12.0.18. After adding the third satellite to the system I noticed that I could not upgrade the firmware of the new satellite. Both automatic and manual I got the error that the upgrade failed. While looking for a solution I saw a message that I had to downgrade first the router. So I have downgraded the router to v1.12.0.18. But stil upgrading the new satellite to v2.1.4.10 was not possible. So I have first upgraded the new satellite to v2.0.1.4 and after that upgraded it to v2..1.4.10. After that I needed to uprgade the router first to v2.0.1.4 and after that to v2.1.4.10. Hopefully this information helps other with the same problem and that netgear can solve the problems what is causing this.
Orbi satellites not on manual update page
My RBK40 Orbi Router shows up on the Firmware Update page, but my two RBW30 satellites do not show up on the Manual Updates page - though they're both online and working nominally. What's up with that? Enclosed photos: Router homepage showing 2 satellites operating; basic firmware update screen showing router; manual update screen with no satellites displayed.
Which ORBI to buy to work with LTERIVERs?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W73PQGQ/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 have two of these, one 1/2 way each leg of boomarang house works with stupid weak Linksys router now BARELY so don't think I need the 3-piece system, right? so which minimum ORBI do I buy? Please no guessing, I really want NO more time invested in MORE experiementation, thanks to Linksys NONsupport and idiot equipment One story, 1800sf, sheetrock/frame walls, except one has foil faced insulation board on itPS4 Pro Wont Connect to the 5GHz Signal
So I just recently purchased the Orbi RBK40 router and I noticed you cannot separate the 2.4GHz and 5GHz WiFi signals through normal methods. I was told that the router has a system or program that automatically pushes the best connection possible. All the devices that support a 5GHz connection seem to connect just fine. However, there are two PS4 Pros in the house and the router refuse to connect it to the 5GHz conncetion. Under my network settings on both PS4 Pro say they are on a 2.4 GHz conncetion. Even under the router GUI it says that it's connected to the 2.4 GHz conncetion. I've been trying to look up methods on how to connect it mannually but no luck. I found a post that teaches how to separate the SSIDs for both the 2.4 and 5 GHz and it worked, however the devices that were connceting to the 5GHz were experincing lag issues and would not have a consistent download rate. I usually average between 145-150 Mbps download when I don't split the SSIDs. However, when they are separate SSIDs, the download ranges from 6-130 Mbps and is never consistent. Not to mention, when the SSIDs are split, the PS4s seems to disconnect from the router frequently. Long story short, is there a way to connect the PS4 Pro to the 5GHz connection?ORBI Satellites to directv recorders not staying connected 2.1.1.16
Connection between two Directv recorders for shared play lists between the two ORBI sattilite units in my system keeps loosing connection and I have to reset both ORBI sattilites to re-establish the connection between the Directv recorders. NOTE: Both recorders are connected to the ORBI sattilites via hardwire. NOTE: A third Directv recorder is hardwire connected to the ORBI base router and never looses connection with either Directv recorder that are connected to the two seperate ORBI sattilites. I tried to disable the "daisy chain" feature but then I could not estabilsh a connection between the two recorders connected to two individual ORBI sattilites.Orbi Query - Will an extra third “bridge” satellite help with daisy chain and overall wifi speed imp
In my current setup I have the Orbi router in the living room, then a satellite each in the bedrooms with closed doors. This is setup using daisy chain topology. I’m in India so we have a lot of interference within our walls and environment. The satellite signal in the “attached devices” page of the setup via the Orbi Desktop Login says "GOOD" for both satellites, but keeps dropping out at intervals. Wondering if I place an extra third satellite in the small bridge hallway between the living and the rooms, would the signals and speed improve for wifi overall across the home? Please reference attached floor plan layout of my home to understand how the router and satellites are setup. I’ve marked the third potential satellite placement as SAT 3 bang in the middle of the main router and the other two satellites. I’m running the latest firmware 2.1.1.16 for my device. Thank you.
