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Alternative to IP passthrough
I have an AT&T uverse modem/router and the Orbi. Uverse continually has problems that I need to call AT&T about and the first thing I have to do is disconnect the Orbi or they blame all the problems ...
MarkLOrbi wrote:
The only thing the orbi will be providing is wifi radios.
What you suggest is to use the Orbi router as a wifi access point.
There is a manual for the Orbi WiFi System somewhere at the end of this link:
>>>> Orbi RBK50 | WiFi System | NETGEAR Support <<<<
See the section Use the Router as a WiFi AccessPoint.
MarkLOrbi wrote:
Is there any downside to doing this?
Only if any of this stuff is important to you:Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Great, that's exactly what I wanted. The only thing I would have liked to hang onto was a visitor network, but it's not that important.
MarkLOrbi wrote:
Great, that's exactly what I wanted. The only thing I would have liked to hang onto was a visitor network, but it's not that important.
You can still have a guest network in AP mode.
BBB73 wrote:
MarkLOrbi wrote:
Great, that's exactly what I wanted. The only thing I would have liked to hang onto was a visitor network, but it's not that important.
You can still have a guest network in AP mode.
I read the list At this link and it indicates the guest network would not work in AP mode, although I've not tried it yet. I've had another thought about this, running in AP mode has the Orbi connected via it's internet jack. I'm going to try disabling dhcp on the orbi and connecting the orbi via it's LAN jack to my AT&T modem/router. I'd like to be able to tell AT&T that I really don't have a router connected to my modem when I have problems. If I try to tell them I have a router but it's connected in AP mode, I'm pretty sure they'll still blame the Orbi.