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ORBI RBR50 wont connect to internet
hi everyone, I bought the AC3000 model yesterday in the hope it would sort out my wifi coverage in the house (too many deadzones!). Before purchasing I did a bit of research and like the idea of "p...
Did it ever start working for you? have you tried the orbi in ap mode and your modem as the router?
DarrenM
Hi DarrenM
Yes I got it working in the end.
I ended up connecting directly to the Orbi router via network cable while Orbi connected to VM router (i.e. i connected to ethernet port while orbi connected to router via the internet slot). Once I logged on to the router it ran a check for firmware, updated itself, updated its satellite, and started working.
I disconnected everything again and restarted all items (VM router and Orbi) and once it all started up the connection was good.
No issues since then.
So as mentioned in my first post, this isnt plug and play if you get units with old firmware.
Now that they are working I am pretty impressed with the product, so no complaints there. Wifi area expanded so no more dead zones, and definitely improved speeds (VM SH3 is rubbish so not surprised). I did a speed test connected durectly to the Orbi and got great speed as expected. Then did a test on wifi and it wasnt throttled that much.