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2 different networks with one orbi router
Hey everyone! I recently set up an Orbi RBK50 mesh system with one RBS50 satellite, and so far, I’m loving the speed and coverage. However, I ran into an issue: I connected the Orbi router to my loca...
jackalt wrote:
I did this and still have 2 different networks.
That's a bit thin on detail. You've been offered several different suggestions. Which did you go for?
What is the ISP's router? Make and model?
What are the names of these networks?
Remember, when you play around with things like AP mode and the router settings, you usually have to reboot the network for the settings to kick in. And you have to do things in the right order.
Be sure to restart your network in this sequence:
- Turn off and unplug modem.
- Turn off router and computers.
- Plug in and turn on modem. Wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
- Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
- Turn on computers and rest of network.
Just another user with time on their hands.
I set my orbi router as AP and still seeing 2 networks, the ISP and orbi.
Mi ISP is called Entel and have a Huawei router.
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Netgear Orbi is a "mesh" WiFi system. The entire purpose of mesh systems is to create a wider area of WiFi coverage where devices can roam seamlessly between WiFi access points. Typically, the area covered by a mesh WiFi system can be much larger than the coverage from a single WiFi access point provided by the Internet Service Provider.
It is impossible to turn off the WiFi on Netgear Orbi products. (That is what they were purchased for.)
Find out how to disable the WiFi on the Huawei device.
That discussion about Access Point (AP) mode was in regard to having a "Double NAT". An entirely different topic.
jackalt wrote:
I set my orbi router as AP and still seeing 2 networks, the ISP and orbi.
Mi ISP is called Entel and have a Huawei router.
Yes. But what is that Huawei router?
Did work out how to turn off its wifi?
And, if there is one, what is the modem that sits between the Huawei router and the Internet.
Just another user with time on their hands.
I turned off the ISP router and still have 2 different networks.
How can I merge them into just one network?
Can you share the name of this extra network? One should be the name of the Orbi network, which came "out of the box" with something like "ORBIxx" and may have been changed to a different name during setup.
ISP WiFi typically has names following a definite pattern, with a random element so that two customers next door to each other have almost zero chance of getting the same WiFi network name.
If you turn off the satellite, does that extra network disappear?
