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New Orbi setup Issues
Received my Orbi yesterday and had some install issues along the way. I followed the Quick Start Guide and got my Orbi at a point to login to the admin portal. For some reason I was unable to get in...
Can I ask how you have them bridged? I've never quite understood bridging. How is that different?
graphicidentity wrote:Can I ask how you have them bridged? I've never quite understood bridging. How is that different?
So - bridge is not the correct term, I meant backhaul. This article explains the difference between the Orbi and Google Wifi:
http://www.wegotserved.com/2016/12/19/review-google-wifi-part-2/
I just did a speed test and my download is 119.58Mbps using my Google Wifi. I was getting 15Mbps with the Orbi. I almost think having multiple Orbis caused interference problems.
Something interesting I learned from the Orbi tech is you have to be at least 10' from the Orbi router, try running a test standing close and then further away.
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