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Orbi AP mode and Backhaul connections
I currently have x3 satellites that are all hardwired back to my network switch from various places around my house plus my RBR50 is also connected to this switch and the yellow ethernet port is conn...
b_i_l_l_y wrote:I currently have x3 satellites that are all hardwired back to my network switch from various places around my house plus my RBR50 is also connected to this switch and the yellow ethernet port is connected to my ISP modem. This setup seems to be correct for Backhauling and working ok but wanted to know if I add a new router inbetween my ISP modem and my RBR50 and then switch my RBR50 into AP mode will my hardwired Backhaul still be setup correctly?
Note; I also still need to use some of my satellite ethernet ports to hardwire some peripherals, i.e. xbox, etc.
Yes you can add a router in between your ISP modem and Orbi router, and the backhaul will be setup correctly. Since you are wired, make sure to turn off Daisy-Chaining Topology.
I should mention there is no need to add a router, unless you have specific needs. When I install these systems, unless the customer needs the extra router for something like a separate subnet, etc, we remove the router and plug the Orbi router directly into the ISP modem or ONT. The only exceptions are when they router is required by the ISP.
b_i_l_l_y wrote:I currently have x3 satellites that are all hardwired back to my network switch from various places around my house plus my RBR50 is also connected to this switch and the yellow ethernet port is connected to my ISP modem. This setup seems to be correct for Backhauling and working ok but wanted to know if I add a new router inbetween my ISP modem and my RBR50 and then switch my RBR50 into AP mode will my hardwired Backhaul still be setup correctly?
Note; I also still need to use some of my satellite ethernet ports to hardwire some peripherals, i.e. xbox, etc.
Yes you can add a router in between your ISP modem and Orbi router, and the backhaul will be setup correctly. Since you are wired, make sure to turn off Daisy-Chaining Topology.
I should mention there is no need to add a router, unless you have specific needs. When I install these systems, unless the customer needs the extra router for something like a separate subnet, etc, we remove the router and plug the Orbi router directly into the ISP modem or ONT. The only exceptions are when they router is required by the ISP.