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New owner of Orbi RBK53
Hi all, I recently purchased an Orbi RBK53, which I’m running on a 4G network. I’m based in the U.K and just have a couple of questions to ask. 1) When I run a speed test on the Orbi app, I’m ge...
I replied to this thread yesterday (or thought I had!) but it doesn't appear here so I'll start again!
I used to have the same set-up as you i.e. the EE 4G Router and the RBK53. I have subsequently replaced the EE 4G Router and I'll get to that at the end. To answer your questions:
- The speeds I see reported using the Orbi App are ridiculous and don't agree with any other means of speed testing. Ignore the Orbi App and use something like Speedtest.net.
- The lights should all go out when the sytem is running correctly. (See below)
- The EE 4G Router cannot operate in Bridge Mode i.e. as a modem only so at the moment you have two routers in your network; this will cause issues and I'm surprised it's working at all. Select AP Mode on the Orbi and you should have a stable network and all the lights should go out.
One of the reasons I swapped out the EE 4G Router (for a Netgear LB2120 4G Modem) was that it couldn't operate as a bridge and I wanted to use the Orbi as the Router. Additionally, with the EE 4G Router you cannot assign static IP addresses, are limited to 32 connected devices etc. If this isn't important to you stick with the EE device.
A lot of people (including a neigbour of mine) experienced issues with the Router shutting down as though in a power-saving mode. If you experience this, send the Router back to EE for replacement.
Edited to Add. If you find that you cannot access a few websites or that you cannot log-in to an app on your phone etc. basically any strange behaviour, go in to the EE 4G Router's GUI and change the IPv4&IPv6 setting to IPv4 only. This solved all access issues for me and others.
I replied to this thread yesterday (or thought I had!) but it doesn't appear here so I'll start again!
I used to have the same set-up as you i.e. the EE 4G Router and the RBK53. I have subsequently replaced the EE 4G Router and I'll get to that at the end. To answer your questions:
- The speeds I see reported using the Orbi App are ridiculous and don't agree with any other means of speed testing. Ignore the Orbi App and use something like Speedtest.net.
- The lights should all go out when the sytem is running correctly. (See below)
- The EE 4G Router cannot operate in Bridge Mode i.e. as a modem only so at the moment you have two routers in your network; this will cause issues and I'm surprised it's working at all. Select AP Mode on the Orbi and you should have a stable network and all the lights should go out.
One of the reasons I swapped out the EE 4G Router (for a Netgear LB2120 4G Modem) was that it couldn't operate as a bridge and I wanted to use the Orbi as the Router. Additionally, with the EE 4G Router you cannot assign static IP addresses, are limited to 32 connected devices etc. If this isn't important to you stick with the EE device.
A lot of people (including a neigbour of mine) experienced issues with the Router shutting down as though in a power-saving mode. If you experience this, send the Router back to EE for replacement.
Edited to Add. If you find that you cannot access a few websites or that you cannot log-in to an app on your phone etc. basically any strange behaviour, go in to the EE 4G Router's GUI and change the IPv4&IPv6 setting to IPv4 only. This solved all access issues for me and others.
Thank you very much. That is very helpful and will change the orbi to AP mode once I get home.
One more thing, if I leave the Orbi in AP mode will I still be able to enable beam forming and MU-MIMO?
Also, in AP mode, does the orbi still use the dedicated backhaul of 5G it has for transferring signals to the satellites?
Thank you
One more thing, if I leave the Orbi in AP mode will I still be able to enable beam forming and MU-MIMO?
Also, in AP mode, does the orbi still use the dedicated backhaul of 5G it has for transferring signals to the satellites?
Thank you
No problem. The answer to both your questions in the above message is 'Yes.' Essentially, all you're doing by selecting AP Mode is removing the 'routing/DHCP' element' and, in this case, allowing that to be done exclusively by the EE 4G Router. Everyting else stays exactly as it was when in 'Router' mode.
- Thank you so much!
Sorry to be a pain. But can I expect any performance boost in terms of speed by doing this?