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Adding Orbi RBK53 to home office
I am brand new to Orbi, and not a technical wizard by any means. I have recently moved my business into a home office and have 4 Mac computers and a Xerox laser printer networked via a Linksys 16-por...
wildpete wrote:I am feeling a bit less overwhelmed now. Thank you for this information. And I really appreciate the plain talk. Is putting the rented modem into "bridge" mode something I can do or does the ISP have to do it?
Got me there. My guess is you need to call their support line and say, "I got a new WiFi system and they tell me that the Comtrend has to be put into 'bridge or passthrough mode'. Can you do that for me, or can I do it myself?" If they cannot do it or tell you how to, then you put the Orbi into AP mode and get on with life.
I had a service call from Spectrum several months ago and I said to the tech, "Hey. I have no use for the router and WiFi since I have my own. Can you just install a 'plain modem'", and he said, "sure. no problem."
I am feeling a bit less overwhelmed now. Thank you for this information. And I really appreciate the plain talk. Is putting the rented modem into "bridge" mode something I can do or does the ISP have to do it?
wildpete wrote:I am feeling a bit less overwhelmed now. Thank you for this information. And I really appreciate the plain talk. Is putting the rented modem into "bridge" mode something I can do or does the ISP have to do it?
Got me there. My guess is you need to call their support line and say, "I got a new WiFi system and they tell me that the Comtrend has to be put into 'bridge or passthrough mode'. Can you do that for me, or can I do it myself?" If they cannot do it or tell you how to, then you put the Orbi into AP mode and get on with life.
I had a service call from Spectrum several months ago and I said to the tech, "Hey. I have no use for the router and WiFi since I have my own. Can you just install a 'plain modem'", and he said, "sure. no problem."