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m12345678
Nov 18, 2020Aspirant
connecting to a second router
Hello, I just purchased the orbi mesh wifi system and wanted to connect it to my old nighthawk x4 to have two seperate ssids and networks. i plugged the orbi into the LAN port of the Nighthawk a...
FURRYe38
Nov 18, 2020Guru - Experienced User
What is the mfr and model # of the ISP modem.
Change the Orbi back to router mode.
Remove the NH router
Connect the Orb router to the ISP modem.
Orbi doesn't support bridge mode. Router and AP modes are supported.
- m12345678Nov 18, 2020Aspirant
the orbi i have does have that option when you go into the setting from a pc.
i have the orbi mesh rbr10 and there is a bridge/vlan option.
- FURRYe38Nov 18, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Oh thats probably for briding to VLAN services on the wan side.
Since you have a 1 series, this differs from the 20 and 50 series, They have WAN VLAN support however just router and AP mode features.