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alokeprasad
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Nov 28, 2020

Anyone using Ring Doorbell Pro and Spotlight cams with Orbi RBK50?

I'm considering buying an Orbi RBK50 (AC3000 tri-band) for use w my Ring video doorbell pro and spotlight cams.   I see people having issues with the Ring devices trying to connect to the wrong ban...
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alokeprasad
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Nov 28, 2020

Thx. for the reply. My Ring devices don't support 5Ghz.:smileysad:

 

I'm hoping for some success stories with Ring and Orbi.  I have been using Netgear routers, unmanaged switches, and even old ReadyNAS  (from Infrant days) for decades.  So I can set these up and update the firmwares etc.

 

Has anyone done that recently?  Did the Ring devices connect and function? Did they stay connected?

If not, how did you make things work?

 

IMO, Netgear should have a "advanced" setting that allows users to assign the frequencies to select devices that are finicky about connections.  But I cannot depend on that happening.

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    alokeprasad
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    Nov 28, 2020

    Thanks.  Good post to bookmark for use, if needed.

     

    The posts are 1-2 years old.  I was hoping that newer firmwares (on Orbi and Ring) would have addressed the problems.

    Hoping to hear from people using these devices currently, and if they need to set the parameters as decribed in your links.

     

    Aloke