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Gwaynee's avatar
Gwaynee
Aspirant
Jul 07, 2023

Connecting rbr50 sat to rbr40 router/?

hi. I have an rbr40 router with 2 sat. I got gifted rbr50 router with 1 sat. 

whats the best way to hook all these up?  Do<I create rbr50 router and add 2 rbr40 stats with 1 rbr50 sat? I have a 2000 square foot house with an outdoor barge office. My rbr 40 system is good but wondering if I could get great. Side note; I’ve tried connecting my rbr50 sat to exitsting network. Get the solid blue light which turns to solid white but not seeing rbr50 on Orbi network map. And when I try to add sat on app I’m getting no sat detected.  Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

tha ms 

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  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jul 08, 2023

    Best thing would be to update all to same version of FW and use the 50 series as your main system and add on one of the RBS40s in the remote office. For that size of home, you only really need the RBR and maybe 1 RBS. Having more RBS can cause problems. 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR📡 and RBS🛰️ to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected. https://youtu.be/UR0viMLISz4

    • Gwaynee's avatar
      Gwaynee
      Aspirant
      Jul 08, 2023

      COOL THANKS..So just create a new network with rbr50 as router....then add rbr50 sat in living room and then add rbr40 out in back office....dumb question if you don't mind...

       

      updating FW is done by logging in to Orbi app? Or is there a way to see if I have updated ...

       

      Kinda luddite here so appreciate your patience.

    • Gwaynee's avatar
      Gwaynee
      Aspirant
      Jul 11, 2023

      Okay I tired to set. Up RBR50 as main router and the one rbr50 sat. I couldn’t do a factory reset on rbr50. I did the 30 second + thing. Could never even get the Orbi network on iPhone via Orbi app? Unplugged modem. Reset router. Never could get rbr 50 to show up. Any suggestions? Understand I’m nit a tech savvy person apologies in advance. But a step by step guide would be great. 

      • michaelkenward's avatar
        michaelkenward
        Guru - Experienced User
        Jul 11, 2023
        Gwaynee wrote:

        Unplugged modem. Reset router.

        What is that modem?

         

        When you started things up, did you do it in the correct order?

         

        Be sure to restart your network in this sequence:

        • Turn off and unplug modem.
        • Turn off router and computers.
        • Plug in and turn on modem. Wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
        • Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
        • Turn on computers and rest of network.