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Orbi RBR50 Using the Orbi as a AP
I live in Australia and have Fibre to the Home internet connection. The National Broadband Network (NBN) connection box is located in my garage which is apart of the house. The house has been wired w...
Piquard wrote:
Do you know if the Orbi is set to the AP function whether the Armor Protection provided on the Orbi, which I have subscribed to, will still function?
No idea. But I'd doubt it. After all, Armor is router level protection. At least, it was when I tested it.
This will give some clues although it isn't Orbi specific:
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
It also predates Armor, and, like many KnowledgeBase articles, needs an update!
Something for Christian_R, ChristineT or DexterJB and the Netgear team to consider?
Many thanks for your help, it is appreciated. The reason for having this setup is to remove the Orbi from a rather warm to hot garage, and to have it inside the house to provide better coverage than it might in the garage.
Do you know if the Orbi is set to the AP function whether the Armor Protection provided on the Orbi, which I have subscribed to, will still function?
Again thank you for your help.
Piquard wrote:
Do you know if the Orbi is set to the AP function whether the Armor Protection provided on the Orbi, which I have subscribed to, will still function?
No idea. But I'd doubt it. After all, Armor is router level protection. At least, it was when I tested it.
This will give some clues although it isn't Orbi specific:
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
It also predates Armor, and, like many KnowledgeBase articles, needs an update!
Something for Christian_R, ChristineT or DexterJB and the Netgear team to consider?