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In addition to my cable modem (Netgear CM1100), do I need a router in addition to my orbi for wifi?
I have a new Netgear CM1100 cable modem installed. Discovered it needs a router for wifi. I have a new Orbi RBK22 (Costco, so model # is slightly different). Can the Orbi router provide the wifi access I need? Or do I need a separate router?
Cesle wrote:In followed the app instructions and here's what I have:
App says:
Cables connected
no internet connection
I have NG CM1100 cablemodem up and running. Plugged into it:
LAN 1 yellow ethernet cable to desktop computer>Remove the PC from the LAN port 1 on the modem. Connect the wired PC to the back of the RBR.
LAN 2 white ethernet cable to Orbi internet port>Remove the cable from LAN port 2 and move to LAN port 1 on the modem.
Coax from outside cable box
Power plugged in
Orbi RBK22 has:
Power plugged in
White ethernet cable plugged into yellow internet port
My computer shows:
Network (connected)
ORBI34 (no internet, secured)
Help!
The additional LAN ports on the CM1100 modem are for Link Aggregation which Orbi doesn't support. So just use the LAN port 1 on the modem for the cable connection to the RBR. You'll get internet then.
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Yes, the RBK includes a router.
Cesle wrote:
Can the Orbi router provide the wifi access I need?
To avoid any confusion to a "yes" answer to two questions, this is the one that matters.
Your RBK22 is a router.
Follow the instructions on connecting it to a modem through the Internet port on the back, and away you go.
In followed the app instructions and here's what I have:
App says:
Cables connected
no internet connection
I have NG CM1100 cablemodem up and running. Plugged into it:
LAN 1 yellow ethernet cable to desktop computer
LAN 2 white ethernet cable to Orbi internet port
Coax from outside cable box
Power plugged in
Orbi RBK22 has:
Power plugged in
White ethernet cable plugged into yellow internet port
My computer shows:
Network (connected)
ORBI34 (no internet, secured)
Help!
Cesle wrote:In followed the app instructions and here's what I have:
App says:
Cables connected
no internet connection
I have NG CM1100 cablemodem up and running. Plugged into it:
LAN 1 yellow ethernet cable to desktop computer>Remove the PC from the LAN port 1 on the modem. Connect the wired PC to the back of the RBR.
LAN 2 white ethernet cable to Orbi internet port>Remove the cable from LAN port 2 and move to LAN port 1 on the modem.
Coax from outside cable box
Power plugged in
Orbi RBK22 has:
Power plugged in
White ethernet cable plugged into yellow internet port
My computer shows:
Network (connected)
ORBI34 (no internet, secured)
Help!
The additional LAN ports on the CM1100 modem are for Link Aggregation which Orbi doesn't support. So just use the LAN port 1 on the modem for the cable connection to the RBR. You'll get internet then.
