Ring range extender (gen 2) sometimes work better when upside down

🛎️ Get Help Devices
1

Not looking for help on this, but sharing my experience in case it helps others.

I have a second generation ring range extender in a protected outdoor outlet. I was getting an LWR RSSI signal strength of 5-6dB, which is not great.

When I turned it "upside down", the LWR RSSI signal strength went to 18 dB, directly connected.

The image below shows what I mean by "upside down". In my case, I plugged it into the upper outlet, not the lower outlet.

My suspicion is that the optimal orientation will vary based on your specific situation, but wanted to share this in case it helps others.

Marc

image

2

My outlets are mounted horizontally, so I can actually read the "ring" logo.

3

All 6 of mine are mounted as shown in your picture, so perhaps I just lucked out.

But perhaps, if you inverted the Ring and plugged it into the same bottom receptacle, the signal has to pass through wires in the box, or something similar? In other words, the "upside down" might be a red herring.

4

I would have called that right-side-up. Why would you want this dangling upright where someone could easily bump it? The way it is in your picture, it is much less prone to being bumped or snagged.

1 Like