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Ap mode or router orbi rbk50
So I unboxed the system plugged it into my wired network and set it up. Software updated to the latest version. As far as I can tell everything works fine. After viewing this forum I find out the la...
Yay that worked. I used my PC by connecting to the Orbi SSID and the IP address allowed me to change the Orbi to AP mode. In AP mode, the router's IP address is 10.0.0.48 which makes sense. My Comcast gateway's login IP address is 10.0.0.1.
Now, I have to recheck that both Orbi's are sync'ed. They didn't seem to be sync'ec earlier. Is there a way to tell?
The RBS50's IP address is 192.168.1.2, which doesn't seem right; it should be a 10.x.x.x. I might try powering it off and on and do another sync.
Here is what my Attached Devices looks like:
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RobertWycoff wrote:Yay that worked. I used my PC by connecting to the Orbi SSID and the IP address allowed me to change the Orbi to AP mode. In AP mode, the router's IP address is 10.0.0.48 which makes sense. My Comcast gateway's login IP address is 10.0.0.1.
Now, I have to recheck that both Orbi's are sync'ed. They didn't seem to be sync'ec earlier. Is there a way to tell?
The RBS50's IP address is 192.168.1.2, which doesn't seem right; it should be a 10.x.x.x. I might try powering it off and on and do another sync.
Here is what my Attached Devices looks like:
Router
# Device Name IP Address MAC Address Connection Type 1 BRW485AB67E572F 10.0.0.208 48:5A:B6:7E:57:2F Wired 2 <unknown> 10.0.0.210 24:92:0E:66:0C:DE Wired 3 DESKTOP-CBAI5AM 10.0.0.38 30:E3:7A:AF:A3:43 Wireless 4 RBS50 10.0.0.121 A0:04:60:17:5F:97 Orbi 5 DESKTOP-CBAI5AM 10.0.0.174 00:25:AB:A4:78:06 Wired 6 <unknown> 10.0.0.69 E4:58:E7:2F:A9:AC Wired 7 RBS50 192.168.1.2 98:E7:F4:6B:00:09 Wired
OK, my Satellite is sync'ed and Speedtest.net shows 230 down, which is what I get with an Ethernet-connected PC and it matches my contract with Comcast. Now, I will test some streaming and see if it is better.