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Can I use my orbi satellite as a bridge for my IPTV?
Hi guys I have recently changed IPTV provider in Sweden (from Telia to Viasat), and they have provided me with a network cable to be plugged from my my switch to my tv-box. What I did with my...
You can connect the TV box to the RBS and see if it connects and gets services thru the RBS if the RBS is connected to the RBR. Possible that there is some specific services that are required by the new TV box that may not get thru the Orbi system. It may need to be directly connected to the RBR or ISP modem services with a ethernet cable. Something to discuss with the ISP about. The Arris is just a client device that can work in either AP mode or Wireless bridge mode. Contact the mfr of this device for help and information regarding there product.
Thank you for the quick reply.
I have contacted my ISP and they claim that mesh systems cannot act as an extender/bridge for the fiber signal, and therefore cannot work as an IPTV solution. That they cannot handle multicast signals. The only way it can work, is with a cable directly from my main switch to the tv box, or by using an extender/bridge to go wireless.
I thought that Orbi was capable of doing the same ?