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AdamG344
Mar 09, 2019Aspirant
Orbi mesh system -- paused devices, now won't reconnect with them
I purchased an Orbi router + single satellite several months ago and all was working perfectly. Tired of fighting with my kids about screen time, I installed the app on my phone one evening and used...
CrimpOn
Mar 09, 2019Guru - Experienced User
AdamG344 wrote:
...I installed the app on my phone one evening and used it to pause their devices (as well as one of mine -- I was heading out and I don't have a passcode on my ipad).
Upon unpausing, those particular devices can no longer get on the internet (though the ones I never paused work fine). The devices are connected to the signal, but not the internet.
I've power-cycled, reinstalled the system, used a paper clip to reset, but nothing works.
The problems seems to be with the satellite -- when I turn that off, all devices can get on line no problem, but, for obvious reasons, we need to be in range of the router -- the signal is weak upstairs where the satellite is located.
Wow. I have not used the "Pause" feature on the Orbi app. (This is certainly not a fabulous endorsement!)
So, the "pause" survived a reset (but not a "factory reset", or was "reinstalling" the same as factory reset?) and appears to affect only the satellite? I guess the satellite also been reset?