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Floorhor
Mar 19, 2020Aspirant
Orbi Doesn't Play Well with FortiClient VPN
At my old house, I tried to use my Orbi system, but had to get Spectrum's router in order to connect to my company's vpn properly. But we've moved to a multi-story townhouse and I really need the mes...
Floorhor
Mar 21, 2020Aspirant
Bought a nighthawk router and put it between the Orbi and the modem. Works great!
Thanks!
Thanks!
CrimpOn
Mar 21, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Did you put the Orbi in AP mode, or connect directly to the Nighthawk?
- FloorhorMar 21, 2020AspirantFound a video showing how to operate with two ssids, as I couldn’t hard wire. From what I remember, I disabled DHCP, set the orbis MAC address, then set both router’s channels to prevent interference. Fairly simple. Works great.