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Netgear Orbi/Harmony/Alexa issues - NAT Session Timeout?
I have an RKB40, Harmony hub and Alexa Dot and am having some compatibility issues.
I set up a simple Harmony Activity to switch one item, linked it to Alexa and this works perfectly both via remot...
Firmware = V2.2.1.210
Operating in Router mode
Modem is a BT Openreach badged Huawei Echolife HG612.
Russ
Are all devices connected to the Orbi have reserved IP addresses ON the Orbi router?
NAT has to due with traversal of internet traffic from the modem thru the router to devices.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/nat.htm
I don't believe this is a NAT issue if your dealing with devcies only on the LAN side of the router.
Are the devices connecte to the base or mixed between the base and satellite?
Try enabling Beamforming and MIMO. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings
Try disabling the following and see:
Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s).
Thanks for your reply.
I am by no means an expert on all this but since the system works fine with a simple activity but fails with a longer one it suggests to me that a timeout is the issue.
This link explains more:
Changing the timeout value certainly fixes the issue with Draytek routers....
Russ
Interesting.
You can see if changing NAT Filter from Secure to Open does anything to effect this. Advanced\Setup\Wan I think is where this feature is.
You can try to enable Telnet on the Orbi router IP address\debug.htm and check mark Enable Telnet. Use a telnet program to test those commands. There maybe different commands, even if Orbi supports this which it may not.