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Connect ORBI RBR50 to Nighthawk X6S AC4000 router
I bought a Nighthawk X6S AC4000 and connected it to my cable modem in the basement. I'm running ethernet cables from that via a netgear 16 port switch to the wired rooms in the house. I also happen t...
Since the Nighthawk is "stuck in the basement", do you need it to provide WiFi "upstairs"?
Yes. I'm actually impressed by the reach of the Nighthawk WIFI network, but it did leave parts of the house on the opposite end and on the second floor with not great coverage. I'm not quite sure how, but after a lot of re-booting and attempts to manage the Orbi connection to the Nighthawk, I was able to change the Orbi to AP mode by accessing it on my phone via the "fake" orbilogin.net (not sure why on my phone it takes me to the Orbi). I am able to accesss the Nighthawk using a browser on my laptop at the address http://192.168.1.1/start.htm, (again, i'm not sure why this works from my laptop where the routerlogin or orbilogin.com do not work) I reviewed the attached devices and I changed the Orbi from "network generic" (I think) to "extender" and somehow it magically worked. Even the satellite connected seamlessly to the Orbi router. My coverage is now awesome in the entire house. Still not sure how it worked, but I'm loving it!
First off you have to wire the Orbi router to the Nighthawk, but you probably knew that. Also I suggest factory reset rhe Orbi router and satellite, if previously used. Then use the app, following the instructions, to set it up. Make sure you set the Orbi router to AP mode. Once the router is configured and working, setup the satellite using the app and following the instructions. Then move the satellite to the location of your choice, following the distance rules, unless you are going to wire that as well.