If my house is long, and I use three satellite points working off my OnHub, do all three satellite points receive their signal from the On Hub, or could one from the far corner of the house receive its signal from the satellite point closest to it? null

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pfreds123 · Accepted Answer

the basic idea of this system is a meshed network. all of the units connect to each other as long as they are within certain distance of each other (this will vary depending on the layout of your home and the various materials in your walls). The set up process provides guidance on placement and will tell you if the mesh connection is good or less good. I elevated mine as much as possible and placed them about 25-30 ft apart, but not in a line-of-sight arrangement, and they set up easily and have been working great since the day I installed them.

Answered by pfreds123 8 years ago

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cyranodebarkeep · Answer

Each unit works off the nearest. Ideally, they should be close to the base, but they're able to work off each other to extend the range

DonH · Answer

My house is similar. The system works in hops. Hub to #1 to #2 To #3. But I did not notice any latency.

gahumphrey · Answer

The short answer is, because it creates a mesh network, all satellites and the OnHub receive their signals from each other and intelligently decide which is the most powerful connection to route back to the router which is the gateway sending traffic out over your modem to the Internet and visa versa. In your scenario, it will likely be relaying from the OnHub through each node (satellite point).

Here's a really great article that explains mesh networking in detail: http://www.androidcentral.com/how-wifi-mesh-networks-work

Moko · Answer

Based on what Google claimed, these hubs are smart enough that it would pick the hub with the best signal to communicate. Typically speaking a mesh network, all the hubs has the ability to connect to one another, so I would say in your case the hub will connect to which ever one that is the closest.

Answered by Moko 9 years ago

“If my house is long, and I use three satellite points working off my OnHub, do all three satellite points receive their signal from the On Hub, or could one from the far corner of the house receive its signal from the satellite point closest to it?”

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