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Cannot access RBK50 Router from either wireless or ethernet after shifting to access point mode
I just received the RBK50 kit with a RBR50 router and satellite. Having significant problems in getting the CenturyLink Technicolor C2000T modem/router to recognize the RBR50. So I've simplified an...
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This would be a double NAT condition which isn't recommended. https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
Couple of options,
1. Configure the modem for transparent bridge mode. Then use the Orbi router in router mode. You'll need to contact the ISP for help and information in regards to the modem being bridged correctly.
2. If you can't bridge the modem, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ/ExposedHost or IP Pass-Through for the IP address the Orbi router gets from the modem. Then you can use the Orbi router in Router mode.
3. Or disable all wifi radios on the modem and connect the Orbi router to the modem, configure AP mode on the Orbi router. https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7LOcJ8GdDo&app=desktop
If using access point mode, look for the IP address seen on the main host routers connected clients list for the RBR50. Use this IP address to access the RBRs web page.
capnkame wrote:I just received the RBK50 kit with a RBR50 router and satellite. Having significant problems in getting the CenturyLink Technicolor C2000T modem/router to recognize the RBR50. So I've simplified and kept the satellite off. Upon initial boot up of the RBR50, I've been able to access the RBR50 both wirelessly and with an ethernet cable connected to my Windows 10 laptop. But after shifting the RBR50 to Access Point mode I can no longer access the RBR50: neither with the new name wireless SSID nor with the direct ethernet cord.
Note: this simplification was conducted to just the laptop and the RBR50, because the C2000T would not recognize the RBR50's presence let alone assign an IP address.
I read a similar article with those options listed. So I tried the third: access point mode. After shifting to Access Point and having trouble reaccessing the RBR50 (orbilogin.net or any of the IP addresses) is why I started my question in this forum.
The problem was that I could not get the modem/router (C2000T) to ever recognize or provide an IP address: the modem shows under "Ethernet Status" that some unknown device with a MAC address is connected to the ethernet port (does not provide an IP address in the table), but in the "Device Table" listing devices and IP addresses, it does not show any active (or inactive) device with that MAC address).
With the RBR50 either connected to the modem or not connected to the modem (I tried it both ways), I have been able to log-in to the RBR 50 both wirelessly and by ethernet cable from my laptop (while simultaneously logging into my modem from my desktop). But once I shift the modem to Access Point, my laptop can still "see" the RBR50 through the ethernet cable ("Unidentified Network, No Internet) and can log-in to the SSID (No Internet, Secured). However, I cannot log into the RBR50 (orbilogin.net or any other IP address) itself. The only IP addresses for the network setting (Windows 10) are the IPv4 addresses for each of the RBR50 channels (169.254.xxx.xxx/16). I tried using those (with and without the "/16") in two different browsers but to no avail.