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My Ethernet Backhaul Setup
Sorry in advance for the long post.
I have been following this forum as an observer for quite a while now, and have noticed that many people are having issues with their Orbi setup, either when...
I have almost the same set up as you. Do you have xfininty alarm? I was told if i put the xfiinty XB6 in bridge mode that my alarm will not communicate. I think it uses a hidden wifi channel to communicate with the modem. I noteced there was a RJ45 jack on the back of my touchpanel. Maybe i can hard wire it?
joelg wrote:
I have almost the same set up as you. Do you have xfininty alarm? I was told if i put the xfiinty XB6 in bridge mode that my alarm will not communicate. I think it uses a hidden wifi channel to communicate with the modem. I noteced there was a RJ45 jack on the back of my touchpanel. Maybe i can hard wire it?
I do have the Xfinity Home alarm system, but my touchpad came with a dedicated netgear router that communicates wirelessly with the touchpad. I have had this netgear home alarm router connected to my personal router (meaning it is behind my firewall) without ever having an issue with connectivity. If you have Xfinity cameras connected to your security system, then you will have to setup DMZ for your home alarm router so that all ports are accessible by Comcast.
If you did not get this separate netgear router when your alarm system was initially setup, and the XB6 is communicating with your touchpad directly, then you will have the issue of losing the home alarm connectivity when switching to bridge mode.
As for the RJ45 jack on the back of the touchpad, I have tried it and it has never worked for me.