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Shof
Aspirant
Apr 08, 2020

Airplay connection issues with Orbi

Greeting Netgear community, I recently purchased and installed an Orbi system with two satellites. It has been a great addition and works great for wifi in general. One thing I can struggling with is ...
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Jevaty
Initiate
Aug 30, 2020
I had the same air play connectivity issue when I recently installed a new elan video/audio switcher. When I finally unplugged all Apple TV’s from switch (that I have used for years) and plugged directly into Orbi the problem resolved.
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Aug 30, 2020

Glad you found the fix for this in your configuration. 

What is the mfr and model# of this switch you've been using? 

 

Thanks for sharing. 

 

Enjoy.

Jevaty wrote:
I had the same air play connectivity issue when I recently installed a new elan video/audio switcher. When I finally unplugged all Apple TV’s from switch (that I have used for years) and plugged directly into Orbi the problem resolved.



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    Jevaty
    Initiate
    Aug 30, 2020
    Netgear Prosafe 16 port. GS116
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      Mstrbig
      Master
      Aug 30, 2020
      Jevaty wrote:
      Netgear Prosafe 16 port. GS116

      Those are reliable switches. Maybe a dirty port or bad cable.