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tummie93
Tutor
Feb 24, 2020

Orbi mesh wifi vs Centurylink Fiber Optic = Orbi win

How to install Orbi mesh wifi with Centurylink Fiber Optic   Call Centurylink for your pppoe username and password and vlan number which is (201) Have laptop and ethernet wire Log on to orbilogi...
Retired_Member's avatar
Retired_Member
Feb 25, 2020
tummie93 wrote:

How to install Orbi mesh wifi with Centurylink Fiber Optic

 

  1. Call Centurylink for your pppoe username and password and vlan number which is (201)
  2. Have laptop and ethernet wire
  3. Log on to orbilogin.net
  4. On Basic tab
  5. Make sure you have to the most updated firmware on your router and satellite
  6. Once you determine your software is up to date
  7. Enter your internet service provider pppoe and password
  8. Go into your Advanced tab
  9. Advance setting change to vlan to 201
  10. Follow orbi instruction on set up
  11. Your internet should connect

I wouldn't worry about step#5

Once 'connected' to the Internet, the Orbi/Sat should check whether a update is required and the push will be automatically.  But even if someone where to follow this sequence and get to #5 and discover the FW is outdated (which may be the case coming out of the box), how do they update it if the Internet connection is at step#11??

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    tummie93
    Tutor
    Feb 25, 2020

    That's not the case for me.  There was no prompt to update the firmware.  I couldn't connect onto the orbi wifi and kept running into issue.  I had to restart the whole process.  Had to do step 1 and all the way to step 11 before the Orbi router connected.  To update the firmware I was still connected to my old CL router. Once the firmware was updated, Vlan showed up in the Orbilogin.net therefore i was able to log on and change the Vlan to 201 or else nothing will work.

    • tummie93's avatar
      tummie93
      Tutor
      Feb 25, 2020

      I prob missed a step...

       

      If firmware is not up to date.  Need to connect back to CL router for wifi access to update firmware.

      • Retired_Member's avatar
        Retired_Member
        Feb 25, 2020
        tummie93 wrote:

        I prob missed a step...

         

        If firmware is not up to date.  Need to connect back to CL router for wifi access to update firmware.

        Seems like a lot of work using the ISP.  My case with Cox, just swapped out old router and took off.  

         

        Thanks for the explanation.  :smileyhappy: