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marknt
Jul 31, 2018Tutor
orbi and wifi extenders
Hi, ive been reading up... My virgin hub 3.0 doesn't quite cut it 3 floors up. I've got ex6120's and ex6130's - thinking i could daisy chain them.. I cant! So... I'm now tied between a new r8000 ro...
FURRYe38
Aug 01, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Yes, you can do that an run the Orbi in AP mode. Some prefer this.
If you want to use the modem in router mode and the Orbi in router mode as well, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ for the IP address the Orbi router gets from the modem. Then you can use the Orbi router in Router mode.
marknt
Aug 01, 2018Tutor
Excellent.
Thanks. That was another question i had - can't it be a router behind the virgin router... In a DMZ or such... And yes it can!
Thank you very much for your help
Thanks. That was another question i had - can't it be a router behind the virgin router... In a DMZ or such... And yes it can!
Thank you very much for your help