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Can an add on satellite be added to an Orbi in AP Mode
Hello I have an Orbi Mesh RBR50 with 2 Satellites set up. In addition I have a RBR50 I have set up in AP with a unique name and gets an IP from the Orbi RBR50 Main Router. It acts on its own name f...
Can I just add the Sat via the Orbi app to add the Satellite to the AP also instead of the sync?
Crew60 wrote:
Can I just add the Sat via the Orbi app to add the Satellite to the AP also instead of the sync?
There is an entire forum devoted to the Orbi "app": https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-App/bd-p/en-home-orbi-app
My concern with the app would be ensuring which Orbi the satellite was being added to (the primary Orbi or the AP Orbi). If the app makes clear to you which one it is adding the satellite to, sounds good to me. I also think that pressing two tiny buttons is pretty simple.