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Kindle Paperwhite not found my Orbi RBR40
My Orbi RBR40 doesn't found at my Kindle Paperwhite even I have pressed the SYNC button, Any solution? Please advise, Thanks Eric
The "sync" button isn't to connect a new device to the Orbi, it's to connect an Orbi router to the Orbi satellite(s).
What you should do is manually select your Orbi's network on your Kindle, and then manually type in the network password, and you should be able to connect.
I can't speak to your setup, but on mine (RBK50, with RBR50 router and RBS50 satellite) there is no WPS button, which I think is what you were thinking the sync button was. It is only for getting your Orbi router and Orbi satellite(s) to communicate with each other.
randomousity wrote:
The "sync" button isn't to connect a new device to the Orbi, it's to connect an Orbi router to the Orbi satellite(s).
I can't speak to your setup, but on mine (RBK50, with RBR50 router and RBS50 satellite) there is no WPS button, which I think is what you were thinking the sync button was. It is only for getting your Orbi router and Orbi satellite(s) to communicate with each other.
The synch button is for BOTH setting up additional satellites as well as initiating WPS.
Orbi supports WPS and something called Enhanced WPS (which is apparently disabled by default)
https://kb.netgear.com/31239/Does-Orbi-support-Wi-Fi-Protected-Setup-WPS
See also Page 29 of RBK50 manual:
http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK50/Orbi_UM_EN.pdf
Edit: See debug screen on router and/or satellites... has anyone played with the E-WPS setting?
- Hello, I'm not sure which firmware it is but it shall be the latest one since it was updated last week. There is no checkbox to deactivate the 5Ghz strictly speaking but there is a checkbox to deactivate the SSID diffusion. BR Guillaume
Well you mentioned deativate the ssid for 5Ghz. So we thought there is something new.
Is this SSID Diffusion in the advanced > Wi-Fi UI?
Pttigui wrote:
Hello, I'm not sure which firmware it is but it shall be the latest one since it was updated last week. There is no checkbox to deactivate the 5Ghz strictly speaking but there is a checkbox to deactivate the SSID diffusion. BR Guillaume- Hello, I confirm that you can deactivate the SSID for the 5Ghz. This being said it does not mean it deactivates the emission of the 5Ghz signal, it just means that the router will signal to the devices that it does emit a 5Ghz signal. Do by doing so your Kindle will only detect the 2,4Ghz (since it will be the only SSID it will detect) and it will remind it in the future. I hope it's clearer.
