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Johnstac
Sep 18, 2019Aspirant
Orbi RBR50 broadcasting its own network as an access point?
I installed this or be purchased from Costco about a year ago. It has worked perfectly but recently I tried to connect to my TiVo and was unable to do so. In a TiVo forum, it was suggested that I...
FURRYe38
Sep 18, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Modem Combo Units:
This would be a double NAT condition which isn't recommended. https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
https://kb.netgear.com/30187/How-to-fix-issues-with-Double-NAT
Couple of options,
1. Configure the modem for transparent bridge or modem only mode. Then use the Orbi router in router mode. You'll need to contact the ISP for help and information in regards to the modem being bridged correctly.
2. If you can't bridge the modem, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ/ExposedHost or IP Pass-Through for the IP address the Orbi router gets from the modem. Then you can use the Orbi router in Router mode.
Johnstac wrote:I installed this or be purchased from Costco about a year ago. It has worked perfectly but recently I tried to connect to my TiVo and was unable to do so. In a TiVo forum, it was suggested that I may have a double NAT situation. Someone provided some documentation on changing Orbi from a router to an access point. That worked successfully no problem. Here is my concern. When I changed Orbi to an access point, I went back to the Frontier router and turned on the broadcasting of its SSID. I thought that once Orbi became an access point it would cease to broadcast ORBI01, etc. I thought it would begin broadcasting the frontier routers network. What I would like to know is whether I can turn off the frontier routers broadcasting of its SSID and use the ORBI01 that is still being broadcast by Orbi. Thanks for any help with this.