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Orbi RBR40 router set up as AP to RBR50 router
Hi, I have an Orbi AC3000 wifi sytem which includes the RBR50 router, RBS50 satelite, RBS50Y satelite and RBW30 satelite (see photo). I´m trying to set up a supplemental RBR40 router as a simple ...
Hi, The distances are within 30 feet but the problem is that I don´t want RBR40 to communicate with the satelites at all. RBR40 is connected directly to my RBR50 via ethernet cable and I just want it to act as a simple AP with wifi connection to my devices only. I thought that setting RBR40 to AP automatically turned off satelite functions etc.
You can't prevent that. If the RBR is in AP mode, they may show up as connected clients since the subnet is all on the same network. So the 40 will just detect them as being satellites. If you set the same SSID name this might cause the RBS to connect to the RBR40 as well, so make sure the SSID is different on the RBR40. Make sure the distances are 30ft or more. Too close can cause problems.