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Orbi and Netgear EX6200 / EX6100 range extenders connected to security camers
I have just purchased the Orbi system. Prior to the Orbi I had two Netgear EX6200s and one EX6100 range extender. One EX6200 and the EX6100 have security cameras connected to them (Logitech alert) a...
Orbi is connected to modem via cable. The range extenders that are connected to Orbi and the devices connected to wireless network are working very well and much better than before the Orbi. No drop outs or interference issues. The only issue was I couldnt see the wireless cameras on my ethernet connected desktop. I was thinking of connecting the desktop via wifi rather than etherent but the desktop doesnt have wifi. The POE cameras have no wireless capability and the other cameras have been made wireless by connecting to the range extenders. I dont think repalcing the range extenders with another Orbi satelitte will make any difference as I tried connecting camera directly into Orbi and I have the same problem. Any other ideas?
If Orbi is operatig in AP mode and correctly connected, then you can connect your desktop by wire to:
1) Your modem/router (to which your Orbi "router" is wired)
2) Your Orbi "router"
3) Any Orbi satellite
Any of these three will work in a properly configured system, and will allow connections to any wired or wireless device. Options 1) and 2) will give full gigabit speed (assuming your modem/router is gigabit.
If you have connectivity issues, I'd start by checking the devices with issues and ensure they all have IP addresses in the same subnet.
OK. I plugged the ethernet cable that runs to desktop computer (that was connected to the modem) into the back of the Orbi. I now get all cameras on all devices......however now experiencing the dropout that you referred to earlier and which I wasnt getting before changing the cable. Can you please explain 'ensure they all have IP addresses in the same subnet'? Thanks.
phydauxs wrote:Can you please explain 'ensure they all have IP addresses in the same subnet'? Thanks.
It doesn't sound like you have an issue with IP addresses, but here is what I meant...
Your old router/modem should be handing out IP addresses to your devices using DHCP. Each Orbi unit and all your devices should get addresses on the same subnet (e.g. 192.168.1.x or 10.0.0.x). If things are configured properly all your devices will have IP addresses with the same first three numbers.
You should be able to log into your modem/router, and see what subnet it is using under LAN settings or DHCP server, or similar. Then you want to check to ensure all your devices are receiving IP addresses in the same subnet. You can usually log into devices to check their address. Run the command "ipconfig" on Windows, "ifconfig" on Linux and MacOS. The IP addresses should also be shown in a list of DHCP leases or attached devices somewhere in the modem/router GUI. The list of attached devices in Orbi will also list IP addresses. (But Orbi does not assign the IPs in access point mode.)
I changed back to 'router' from 'AP' which was the only way to get all the camera feeds. I used the orbilogin to check the Ip addresses and subnet which are all 192.168.... so no problem there. To try and isolate the dropping out I disconnected all cameras and then added each one by one. It seems only one of them is causing the dropping out problem. It is the only camera connected to the EX6100. With that off the remaining cameras seem to providing consistent feeds. Any idea why one would be causing problems?
I'm not familiar with your EX6200/6100, but in general range extenders work by capturing and repeating the wireless signal of your main WiFi access point. This doubles the utilization of the RF airtime and reduces your throughput by half. This is a very serious drawback.
While Orbi is an extender of sorts, it's unique value is the fact it does not suffer this drawback, because it uses a dedicated hidden 5 GHz backhaul radio to extend the WiFi signal.
The drawback(s) of Orbi are it uses a lot of channels, and provides almost no abiity to change settings to coexist with other WiFi access points.
You might be able to get things "working" if you move your extender as far away from Orbi as possible, turn the power way down on the extender, and disable any unused bands.
However, as I wrote earlier, you should remove the extenders to get the best performance from Orbi. The two systems are not technically compatible, in that the extender will always impact the Orbi.
Ok. I have replaced the EX6100 with the Orbi satellite which is not what I wanted to do as it is now outside although undercover. It has solved the issue thus far. Ideally I would also replace the EX6200 with another Orbi satellite but funds dont allow for that at the moment. The Ex6200 is perfoming well connecting to Orbi so I'm not sure that your concerns are entirely valid but that is not to say it would be even better with an Orbi satellite.