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Fairorth
Jan 10, 2020Aspirant
Cisco SPA525G IP Phone
Hello, Just got my new Orbi system set up and running and results are fantastic so far. I have the Orbi router and 1 satellite. I have many devices connected, both to the 2.4GHz band and the 5GHz...
CrimpOn
Jan 10, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Every time I replace a WiFi router, I use the exact same SSID and password on the new one, so that my devices do not have to be reconfigured. Did you elect to reconfigure everything?
Fairorth
Jan 10, 2020Aspirant
Yes, sadly(?) I did. I renamed my SSID ORBIxxx without really thinking through the consequences ....
- CrimpOnJan 10, 2020Guru - Experienced User
If the WPS button doesn't work, maybe there is something in the "real" User Guide that will help:
- CrimpOnJan 10, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Fairorth wrote:Yes, sadly(?) I did. I renamed my SSID ORBIxxx without really thinking through the consequences ....
Is that ORBI and three digits? Some people on the forum have confused the "I" in "ORBI" with a numeral "1". My (old) Orbi had a defalt of ORBI+two digits, not three. I believe they thought the odds of there being 99 Orbi's close enough to interfere was close to zero. With three digit numbers, it would be very long odds indeed.