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Crg1
Star
Aug 22, 2018

Orbi Outdoor Satellite NOT connecting 5G

I installed the Orbi RBS50Y Outdoor satellite this weekend and realized that none of my devices are connecting via 5G. I have the RBK50 with one Satellite and added the outdoor recently. The decvices...
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Crg1
Star
Aug 29, 2018

I am not sure I can do that to just the Outdoor satellite. The controls in the app and web seem to be universal for the entire system. Is there a place to access just the Outdoor unit?

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DarrenM
Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Aug 29, 2018

you can access each satellite by using there Ip address in your web browser and you can find the Ip address in the attached devices page.

 

DarrenM

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    Crg1
    Star
    Aug 29, 2018

    Do you know if it's possible to have the SSID for each satellite be broadcast? I.E. Outdoor Satellite_2.4G and Outdoor Satellite_5G

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      FURRYe38
      Guru
      Aug 29, 2018

      No, the satellites work in extender mode so they connect to the main SSID then re-broadcast it.