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Ian_Dickson
Sep 05, 2017Aspirant
Orbi RBK53 initial setup with existing Virginmedia Superhub 3 in UK
I have a new Orbi RBK53 System and want to connect to my current ISP which is Virginmedia Superhub 3. I believe more and more UK residents will move to Orbi to improve their home wifi network. Virgin...
StephenB
Sep 11, 2017Guru - Experienced User
If you are using Orbi as an access point ("AP mode") then you need to keep your Virginmedia superhub in it's router mode.
After Orbi setup you can turn off the wifi in the superhub. You can keep your network name and passphrase - though Orbi only uses one network name for both the 2.4G and 5G bands.