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All good, except for the magenta light (Orbing RBR20)
I recently purchased a new modem for my Xfinity service and decided I'd add an Ubiquiti Edgerouter X Edgerouter in front of the modem rather than using the Orbi built-in router and then placing my O...
Problem solved: in fact, the Orbi needed to connect to the EdgeRouter via the WAN port. (My bad for thinking that I should connect to a the router via the LAN port.)
Everything is working fine now.
I must say, the EdgeRouter X is a very impressive little box for $55. I see a lot of my free time will be spent learning the nuances of this little box.
TheWalkman wrote:
The Orbi base is connected to the first switch in my network via the LAN port on the base unit.
What happens when the Orbi is connected using the WAN (Yellow) ethernet jack?
CrimpOn wrote:
What happens when the Orbi is connected using the WAN (Yellow) ethernet jack?
Yes, the magenta ring will only disappear if the ISP router is connected to the yellow WAN port.
Problem solved: in fact, the Orbi needed to connect to the EdgeRouter via the WAN port. (My bad for thinking that I should connect to a the router via the LAN port.)
Everything is working fine now.
I must say, the EdgeRouter X is a very impressive little box for $55. I see a lot of my free time will be spent learning the nuances of this little box.