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2nd Orbi Router connected to Spectrum Modem?
I have Spectrum Broadband. There is modem in the closet where the cable comes into the house. That closet also has a panel ... the house is pre-wired with Cat-5 running to every room. Currently, t...
Thanks CrimpOn ...
If I were to move the Orbi router to the closet with the panel (and connect the Spectrum modem to it there), could I then use the pre-wires in the house to connect them to Orbi Satelittes? ... so I'd then have a hard-wried satellite in the closet outside my office, and another hard-wired satellite in the "problem" room upstairs? If so ... would I maintain signal strength in those satellites? (more than if they weren't hard wired to the Router)
Thanks for the help ... much appreciated
Yes that can be done. You'll need to connect the wires going to the remote RBS behind the RBR as seen in the link provided is all. You can use a patch panel or switch behind the RBR to connect all wired rooms to if you seem to be running out of ports on the back of the RBR.
Let us know how it goes.
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FURRYe38 ... worked perfectly (almost) ... see below.
I got the backhaul set up ... cable in to Spectrum modem -> Ethernet cable to Orbi Router -> Ethernet Cable to TrendNet Switch -> prewire through the rest of the house -> 2 Orbi Satelittes plugged into jacks at opposite ends of the house -> works great
My problem now is that there are a couple of TV's that WERE set up with a wired connection, that lost that connection with the new set up. I'm able to connect them wirelessly, but I'd really prefer to stick with the wired connection if possible. They're connected through the prewire to the same switch, so I know there's a signal coming through ... I'm assuming I've got some IP address or Gateway settings wrong (it won't automatically detect). Any advice here would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!