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whittle
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Jun 18, 2018

Guest network in AP Mode?

I'm thinking about putting a router in front of my RBK50 and running the Orbi system in Access Point mode.  Do you lose access to the Guest Network feature in AP mode?   Thanks much.   whittl...
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whittle's avatar
whittle
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Jun 18, 2018

Thanks very much Moses.  I think I will give it a go.  Just for reference, what Orbi firmware are you running?  -whittle

Mozez's avatar
Mozez
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Jun 18, 2018

Hi Whittle,

 

My ORBI router is currently on 2.1.4.10. 

 

Regards,

Moses

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    whittle
    Guide
    Jun 18, 2018

    Moses,

     

    Another question if I am not overstaying my welcome...

     

    Do you know if the LAN ports on your Orbi router and Orbi satelites are active in your configuration?  Are they basically acting as switch ports for your internal network?

     

    -whittle

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      Mozez
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      Jun 18, 2018

      Hi Whittle,

       

      I can confirm that the LAN ports on the router are active and working in AP mode. I have a windows PC connected to one port and another switch connected to a second port, so yes they are all still active in AP mode. I can't confirm the ORBI satellites since I have two RBW30s which doesn't come with any LAN ports. However, I don't see why they would not work either. It would basically be the same as in Router mode.

       

      I also have both the ORBI router and satellites assigned static IP addresses from my FIOS router (via MAC address) since the ORBI doesn't allow you to set them directly. Makes connecting to each of them much easier. You don't have to look up their information each time.

       

      Regards,

      Moses

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        whittle
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        Jun 18, 2018

        Thanks Moses and FURRYe38!