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Cookie-Monster
Mar 08, 2019Aspirant
Orbi Adding additional satellite
I have an Orbi RBK53 system (Router plus 2 satellites) which were delivered all with the same SSID and password.
I now wish to install an add-on satellite which came delivered with a different SSID...
Chuck_M
Mar 08, 2019Mentor
Cookie-Monster wrote:
Do I need to manually change the add-on satellite settings to be the same as the RBK system or will the system handle it automatically
When pairing it as described above, all settings will be modified automatically.
- Cookie-MonsterMar 08, 2019Aspirant
To ask a silly question(from a novice in these matters) - if the satellite gets its SSID and password when it is synced to the router, why does a satellite have an SSID ?
- ekhalilMar 08, 2019Master
Cookie-Monster wrote:
To ask a silly question(from a novice in these matters) - if the satellite gets its SSID and password when it is synced to the router, why does a satellite have an SSID ?
The Satellite has an own SSID only before it's synced to a Router.
I think this is to enable the Router to find it and identify it as a Satellite.