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Need to change WiFi password but can't get anywhere to change it.
I need to change my WIFI access password but can't seem to get any where to change it. The ORBI APP just wants me to set up the system I can't access all the other bits. There seems to be multiple th...
The only way an Orbi will work in router mode is to connect the yellow WAN port to the ISP modem with an ethernet cable. It is often a good practice to power off both the modem and Orbi, connect the cable, power on the modem and wait until all the lights come on correctly, and finally power on the Orbi. Quoting Netgear's web site: "Your Orbi router ring LED might pulse magenta for the following reasons: the WAN port link is down, the router is unable to get the IP address from the modem or ISP, or the router is unable to connect to the Internet. " All the colors are explained here: https://kb.netgear.com/31030/What-do-the-LEDs-on-my-Orbi-router-and-satellite-mean
Just to be clear: the ISP device is a "modem only" or a "modem/router"?
How many ethernet ports are on the ISP modem?
What is the make/model of the ISP modem?
The ISP device is a modem router.
The ISP device has 4 Ethernet points and is a Huawei 659b.
Two routers on your network can cause headaches. For example, you can end up with local address problems. Among other things, the other router can misdirect addresses that the Netgear router usually handles, such as routerlogin.net or the usual IP address for a router, 192.168.1.1.
This explains some of the other drawbacks.
What is Double NAT? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Unless you have specific reasons for using two routers – to create two separate networks for example – it is often easier to use just one router and then to set up the second router as a wifi access point. Netgear advises this, as does just about every site you will visit.
It may be possible to put the modem/router into modem only (bridge) mode and then to use the second device as the router. But some Internet service providers, such as BT in the UK, supply modem/routers that won't work in bridge mode.Setup Bridge Mode - Huawei HG659/HG659b | Spark NZ
Sometimes it is easier to put the second router into AP mode. But that has its own drawbacks:
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR SupportMany people put their Orbis into AP mode.
I have been trying to set up the ORBI as an a Wifi Access point (A/P), but I cannot get into the admin part to make the changes.
Taurus548 wrote:
I have been trying to set up the ORBI as an a Wifi Access point (A/P), but I cannot get into the admin part to make the changes.
Do you mean that the Orbi is in AP mode and you cannot get into the browser graphical user interface?
Or are you trying to set it up in AP mode?
If it is the latter, then this conversation may help:
Orbi RBR40 - not able to switch to AP - NETGEAR Communities
If it is the first, then how are you trying to get into the Orbi?
