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MTPATL
Oct 25, 2019Aspirant
ORBI Network Dropping every 24hrs
Just recently installed an Orbi RBR50 in my house.I have AT&T Fiber, and after looking at suggestions online upgraded my AT&T Router to receive one with an IP Passthough. The AT&T moden was set up as...
MTPATL
Oct 26, 2019Aspirant
It does. The lease obtained and expire match up. Is there a way to extend the lease indefinitly? how do i work around it so it doesn't drop every 24hrs?
SW_
Oct 27, 2019Prodigy
MTPATL wrote:It does. The lease obtained and expire match up. Is there a way to extend the lease indefinitly? how do i work around it so it doesn't drop every 24hrs?
Can you try to assign a static IP address, which was aquired via ISP to WAN interface, to the Orbi? This will hopefully prevent Orbi from the need to refresh/renew its IP address from ISP. ISP doesn't recycle IP address often unless the mac-address changes. I just tried this with my Orbi, which is in AP Mode. I wont know the result until next few days. Your result will be a great addition!