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mswells
Aspirant
Jan 26, 2019

Orbi plus Asus RT-N66U DHCP

I am currently using an ASUS rt-n66u router. Am my better off just using the Orbi alone, or use it with the router. I have all my dhcp stuff...reservations and ranges set up on the asus. Should I jus...
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mswells
Aspirant
Jan 27, 2019

So the DMZ needs to be set on the ASUS router, when setting the Orbi as an AP....or just to

use both the Orbi and ASUS as routers.

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 27, 2019

DMZ is only needed on the ASUS if you use the Orbi in router mode. 

mswells wrote:

So the DMZ needs to be set on the ASUS router, when setting the Orbi as an AP....or just to

use both the Orbi and ASUS as routers.