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gabier2
Apr 09, 2018Guide
I get mad with password problems
Hello everybody, Relying on past experience with Netgear products, I expected a quick installation of my brand new Orbi system. The start up of the router and satellite and their appairing worked q...
- Apr 10, 2018
Yes do a factory reset on the router and use firefox browser and navigate to 192.168.1.1 and the set up wizard will be waiting for you. Walk thru this wizard. Thats all that needed.
gabier2 wrote:FURRYe38 wrote:
Factory reset the Orbi router and connect a wired PC to the router and walk thru the setup wizard.
What is the Mfr and model# of the ISP modem?
OK, I will do this, but what is the "setup wizard" ? How do I execute it ? Does it come automatically after the factory reset ?
The Mfr is "Sagemcom Broadband SAS" (a french Mfr), it is let by my ISP (ORANGE) with the name "LiveBox 4"
FURRYe38
Apr 09, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Did you walk thru the setup wizard and input a new PW for the admin account. This is one of the requirements during this process.
Factory reset the Orbi router and connect a wired PC to the router and walk thru the setup wizard.
What is the Mfr and model# of the ISP modem?
gabier2
Apr 09, 2018Guide
FURRYe38 wrote:
Factory reset the Orbi router and connect a wired PC to the router and walk thru the setup wizard.
What is the Mfr and model# of the ISP modem?
OK, I will do this, but what is the "setup wizard" ? How do I execute it ? Does it come automatically after the factory reset ?
The Mfr is "Sagemcom Broadband SAS" (a french Mfr), it is let by my ISP (ORANGE) with the name "LiveBox 4"
- FURRYe38Apr 10, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Yes do a factory reset on the router and use firefox browser and navigate to 192.168.1.1 and the set up wizard will be waiting for you. Walk thru this wizard. Thats all that needed.
gabier2 wrote:FURRYe38 wrote:
Factory reset the Orbi router and connect a wired PC to the router and walk thru the setup wizard.
What is the Mfr and model# of the ISP modem?
OK, I will do this, but what is the "setup wizard" ? How do I execute it ? Does it come automatically after the factory reset ?
The Mfr is "Sagemcom Broadband SAS" (a french Mfr), it is let by my ISP (ORANGE) with the name "LiveBox 4"
- gabier2Apr 10, 2018Guide
FURRYe38 wrote:Yes do a factory reset on the router and use firefox browser and navigate to 192.168.1.1 and the set up wizard will be waiting for you. Walk thru this wizard. Thats all that needed.
OK, it works. In addition to navigate to 10.0.0.1 (my internet modem has the address 192.168.1.1) I had to empty theFirefox cache.
Then all happened as you said. The wizard indeed set up everything.
Thanks for help.
:) gabier
- FURRYe38Apr 10, 2018Guru - Experienced User
You may want to use the modems DMZ for the Orbi router if your using the Orbi router in router mode. Helps with double NAT conditons.
Enjoy. :smileywink: