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How to tell if satellite is hard wired?
So, quick question. I just hooked up my ORBI mesh system and I am able to hard wire each of the satellites. While I plugged it in, is there a way to check that the system is up and running correctl...
So, picked up a new cat5 cable this morning. Follwoed the picture in the manual and BINGO, all hard wired up. Thank you!
Log into the RBRs web page and check the Connect Clients page. Status will show wired or 5G wireless.
Also can be seen on the Orbi app. There will be a line between the RBS and RBR. If they are wireless connected, the line will be a dashed line between the RBS and RBR.
Thanks for the reply. They are dotted, BUT i just wired them via cable.
Have you rebooted the satellites after making their wired backhaul connection? If not, then they may still be using the wireless backhaul until the satellites are rebooted.
Are they directly connected to the RBR or running thru a LAN network switch?
sandman512 wrote:Thanks for the reply. They are dotted, BUT i just wired them via cable.
So, the RBR is to a switch and from there to the satellite. On that first satellite I conencted my SONOS system and that succesfullly created it's own SONOS NET.
CORRECTION: I wired a cable directly from the router to a satellite.
