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AP Mode or Router
I just purchased my orbi the other day and it is working good so far I currently have it in router mode but I am wondering if it should be in AP Mode Currently I have it set up with my orbi being the ...
Generally, people are better off if there is only a single "router". I, myself, had my Orbi in router mode connected to another router for over a year and had no problems at all, UNTIL I wanted to set up VPN and found it could not work. Netgear has an explanation of some of the situations which this "Double NAT" can cause: https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
So, putting the Orbi into Access Point (AP) mode will certainly prevent any of those future problems.
As to whether it will "cure" the printer issue, I am puzzled. Honestly, I can think of no reason why powering on a printer that is connected with ethernet should have any effect on an Orbi WiFi. (Or, why moving the printer to the primary router would help in any way.)
Does this printer have one of those "Print to me over WiFi" features?
- It has wireless printing from a mobile device and the orbi is connected to a 2-1 modem/router