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Backhaul SSID and Passphrase question
background: 1 RBR 50 2 RBS 50 RBR50 in AP mode 1 RBR and 1 RBS have the same Backhaul SSID and Passphrase. The second RBS50 has a different Backhaul SSID and Passphrase. is this normal? I h...
Is the second satellite connected directly to the router, or is it Daisy Chained off the first satellite?
wireless to the RBR
i can hardware to the rbr
RBR and RBS= netgear_orbi_hidden78 and passphase match
RBS=netgear_orbi_hidden41 and passphase doesnt
daisy chain is off
well, crud. I have only one 'real' RBS50 satellite, which matches the router backhaul SSID/passphrase.
It's probably worth asking how the information was discovered.
In my case, I accessed the "hidden_info.htm" web page for the router and satellite.
My other two satellites are the Orbi Voice model (RBS40V), which does not have a hidden_info page.
When I dumped NVRAM on the Orbi Voice satellites, I noticed that each of them has a strange parameter that does not match the backhaul SSID on the RBR50/RBS50:
wlg_preset_ssid=NETGEAR_ORBI_hidden27 wlg_preset_ssid=NETGEAR_ORBI_hidden48So, I have two guesses:
- When Daisy Chain is enabled, it has to have a different SSID. Since Daisy Chain is not enabled, this would seem not to explain the issue.
- When add-on units are shipped, they have have a default backhaul SSID defined which will be overwritten when the satellite is synced with a router.
Not much help. Sorry.