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Multiple Building configuration
I attached a photo of the the buildings I would like to get wireless to. I would like to know the setup and equipment I would need.
Can a router and satellite have a strong link 75' apart between buildings, placing the units in the windows??
Would three satellites be enough in each building?
Can you use 6 satellites and 1 router in one WIFI system?
Looking at the photo, what is my best option for coverage and connectivity?
Thanks in advance, Luke
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Netgear Orbi is not typically employed for this sort of situation. Would need more information about the dimensions and "internals" of the two buildings to even hazard a guess, plus where coverage is most important. With only 25mb capacity to share, the backhaul link on Orbi is certainly more than enough for simple things: checking email, simple web browsing, etc.
As to the questions:
- Yes, six satellites can be attached to a single router. There is a "trick" to adding them after the first three, but several users have posted doing so.
- Yes, my guess is that the router and satellite can get "good enough" reception over 75' of open space to support 25mb backhaul.
- It nearly always better to connect a router and satellite using ethernet cable.
- Depending on the configuration of the buildings, as few as two satellites may be enough to consume the limited bandwidth. I would not be terribly worried about 5G performance when the total bandwidth available is only 25mb. (If the goal is to stream Hi-Def video from the church to the recreation building as "overflow seating", that would be a concern.
Both Amazon and Costco have generous return policies. It would be pretty simple to set up an RBK53 system and test it to the recreation building:
- Router in the house window.
- Satellite in the rec building window. Does it connect and have a BLUE ring light (not AMBER)?
If not, box it up and return it. Experiment failed. If yes, - Get a long extension cord and walk around the rec building with the second satellite. Where does it get a good (BLUE)connection?
- Once the second satellite is "as far as it gets good signal", walk around the building with a cell phone and see where it works and doesn't work. Covers enough of the building? Great. We're done! Doesn't cover the whole building and it's obvious where a second satellite would "fill in", think about purchasing another satellite.
Thank you for the reply.. I will get the kit you are talking about and give it a try.
