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Combining rbk 352 with rbk 23
Hi all, I now know dat de rbs20 salelites can’t function with a rbr350 router. So i was wondering. When i set up de rbr350 router + 2 rbs350 satelites and then Connect the rbr20 (in AP mode) with a ...
Thank you for Your reaction.
2 more questions:
- can the satelites rbs20 Connect to the rbr in AP mode by wifi. So can they extend the WiFi network?
- when i use the same SSID by both networks, i don’t have to droger the network in my settings? My mobile devices see this as 1 network isn’t it?
Unfortunatly i cannot create one network at the rbr350 router, because this router cannot communicate with the rbs20 satelites through wifi. Thats why i am looking for the best alternative
2 more questions:
- can the satelites rbs20 Connect to the rbr in AP mode by wifi. So can they extend the WiFi network?
- when i use the same SSID by both networks, i don’t have to droger the network in my settings? My mobile devices see this as 1 network isn’t it?
Unfortunatly i cannot create one network at the rbr350 router, because this router cannot communicate with the rbs20 satelites through wifi. Thats why i am looking for the best alternative
Chokey01 wrote:
Thank you for Your reaction.
2 more questions:
- can the satelites rbs20 Connect to the rbr in AP mode by wifi. So can they extend the WiFi network?
- when i use the same SSID by both networks, i don’t have to droger the network in my settings? My mobile devices see this as 1 network isn’t it?
The RBS20 satellites will communicate with the RBR20 router over WiFi.
The word "droger" did not translate correctly. I honestly have no idea how devices will display two WiFi networks with the same SSID.
It is very clear that most WiFi devices (phones, tablets, laptops, etc.) display one SSID for an Orbi system, even though there may be several Orbi units broadcasting the same SSID. (That's how all my devices work.)
It is only a guess, but I have a feeling that most WiFi devices would display one entry SSID entry, but that the user would have no way to know which WiFi system it refers to.
I think the "bottom line" is that this will not be "1 network" in the sense of a typical Orbi mesh network.
- It is strange it doesn’t work
I connected the rbr20 through ethernet to rbr350.
I switched the rbr20 to AP mode,
I see in or i app all rbs20 satelites are connected (wired) but i think this comes because rbr350 “thinks” every device after the rbr20 is wired.
But the device connected to rbr20 (wired) has no internet connection.
So this is it:
Rbr350 -> wired to rbr20 (AP mode) -> tv wired (no intenet)
Chokey01 wrote:
It is strange it doesn’t work
I connected the rbr20 through ethernet to rbr350.
I switched the rbr20 to AP mode,
I see in or i app all rbs20 satelites are connected (wired) but i think this comes because rbr350 “thinks” every device after the rbr20 is wired.
Yes, all these devices appear on a LAN port of the RBR350, so by definition they are "wired".
This is an example showing that the two Orbi systems are independent. The RBR350 has no idea that the RBR20 is anything besides a device with a lot of MAC addresses. Doesn't know that it is an Orbi, and doesn't know that it is actually an access point.
But the device connected to rbr20 (wired) has no internet connection.
So this is it:
Rbr350 -> wired to rbr20 (AP mode) -> tv wired (no intenet)The RBR20 is connected using the WAN (yellow) ethernet port, correct?
Do the RBR20 and RBS20's have IP addressses?
Does the tv appear on the Attached Devices page of both Orbi systems?