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Just Purchased an Orbi RBK50 - But am concerned after seeing this form . . .
So I just bought an Orbi after reading rave reviews about them and it arrived yesterday. I was excited to install it, until I read through some of these forum discussions. I hope I don't have any p...
Should be an "easy day" install and what I consider to be an exciting moment for you in modernizing your network!
Remember though, once you install... that is only step one.
The remainder of the effort should to be configure the architecture to make most sense to you and meet your needs. Do this up front and right the first time so that in the future, you dont have to wade through a mish-mash that doesnt make a lot of sense
That includes:
- Updating Firmware on router and satellites
- Renaming devices so they make sense to you and you know what they are and where they are in your building
- Reserving IP space for satellites (My router is at 192.168.1.1 and my satellites are at .5 & .6)
- As an example, My DHCP starts issuing IPs at .10 but I reserve IP spaces for normal devices (Like sonos, hue, doorbells etc well above that to keep things logically separated)
- Configuring custom DNS's if you want
- I use these three in this order:
- 8.8.8.8
- 8.8.4.4
- My ISP DNS
- I use these three in this order:
- Configuring time server if desired
- Configuring NO-IP if you have it
- etc.
I am sure this will be a breeze, but feel free to reach out here or in PM if you need anything. I think it was incredibly smart of you to ask questions on here before install. +1
We all look forward to hearing how it went.
Chuck
Thank you Chuck! I understand the first two items:
- Updating Firmware on router and satellites
- Renaming devices so they make sense to you and you know what they are and where they are in your building
But I'm not sure how "important" the other items are (I presume they are more technical than my current knowledge). Do you believe they are all important, or just a matter of preference? Also, this one seems intriguing, but could you elaborate on the benefits of this?
- Reserving IP space for satellites (My router is at 192.168.1.1 and my satellites are at .5 & .6)
Thanks again for all the help! This forum community has been very helpful, in a very short period of time!
Answered you in a private message... But to summarize:
I believe a good logical organization of devices on your router enhances security, understanding and efficiency of that device.
This is especially true as the numbers of connected devices goes up and you may not be too sure of what is what after a while. This technique == and it is a preference, not a must do == helps organize.