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Orbi and EX8000
I recently replaced my R6400 and EX8000 extender with an Orbi RBK40 and one satellite. However, I need an ethernet port in the room where the etender was previously located so I tried to get the EX8...
Good idea....I'm a "put the info in manually" kind of guy but it's worth a shot-:)
Just tried your WPS idea -- no luck, even from about 12" away from Orbi. I then thought maybe it does not like using the same SSID so I tried it with "EXT" on the end of the names but same result. I go to the EX8000 admin screen via an ethernet connection, it lools like it sees the Orbi WiFi SSID, I put in the passkey and it looks like it takes it, but after I hit "Continue" it says it cannot connect.
When I use a different SSID for the extender, I can connect to it via Wifi but can't go any further. A traceroute dies there and when I connect to the Orbi, it does not see the EX8000 in its list of connected devices.
I'm out of ideas!