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Kev77
Jun 06, 2018Tutor
New Orbi install
Newbie here guys. I upgraded from a Netgear ac1750(Connected to PACE AC5268 through AT&T) to the AC3000 system. Took awhile to get everything synced and working but once it was working, it was not ve...
Kev77
Jun 06, 2018Tutor
What I did was setup everything back the way it was before. I had the wifi on PACE 5268ac turned off. I connected the AC1750 back up and also turned off wifi, just testing it with the Orbi and that works great. To my knowledge, I do not have the 5268 set to bridge mode(about 95% sure, will check later). My initial setup was 5268 wifi off(no bridge) to Orbi through LAN in router mode, thats where the issues occured
Kev77
Jun 06, 2018Tutor
Is my best bet to
-Set Pace Router to bridge mode
-Set Orbi to Router Mode
-Place Orbi in a bedroom 20 ft away
-Place Satelitte in maybe gargage, about 25-30 ft from Orbi
I still run all of my ethernet from Pace router to TV, Kids game system, Apple TV, etc correct?
- FURRYe38Jun 06, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Kev77 wrote:
Is my best bet to
-Set Pace Router to bridge mode YES
-Set Orbi to Router Mode YES
-Place Orbi in a bedroom 20 ft away YES
-Place Satelitte in maybe gargage, about 25-30 ft from Orbi Starting distances between the router and satellite should be 30 feet.
I still run all of my ethernet from Pace router to TV, Kids game system, Apple TV, etc correct? NO, run all ethernet from the orbi. If you seem to run out of LAN port room, find a non managed swtich to add to the back of the Orbi router and then connect up your ethernet devices.
- Kev77Jun 06, 2018Tutor
Thanks for the info, very helpful. My issue is that the router is setup by TV, apple tv, etc in living room, which works out really well for AP mode but lose the benefits of Orbi's router mode. Have TVs and streaming devices in 3 other bedrooms. Will probably have at&t come out to move it to get the best out of the network