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Orbi RBR750 Wired Backhaul
I just purchased a RBR750 with two RBS750 Satillites. I updated the firmware to the latest 4.6.5.14_2.0.54. I have the RBR750 setup in AP mode. I set the satillites MAC address in my DHCP server to for specific IP addresses and have a fix IP on the router. They all connect to the network and I can log into the router and satillites IP via a browser.
My network is somewhat complex in that I have the house vlaned. One Satilite goes through 4 switches, the other is connected via a MOCA adapter.
With the R close to the S' the wireless backhaul is setup fine. When I connect via ethernet no backhaul. I decided to try connecting the R and one of the S' with a regular switch (Netgear GS116) IE no vlan capability and still no wired backhaul. What am I missing here?
Got it all sorted. Since I am using these in AP mode I needed to plug one of the R's LAN ports into my network switch and not use the WAN port. Even though in AP mode the WAN port can be used as a Lan port it just didn't work. Other abmormalities I ran into were the SSID could not be changed and the S's would would not backhaul connect via WIFI once I switched the router backhaul to wired.
To fix this I had to do a factory reset and start again to change the SSID, very frustrating.
I know the majority of people use these as a router but at the price you pay this stuff should work seamlessly. At least put steps like this in the documentation or FAQ.. If this hasn't been QA'd then shame on Linksys. I can't imagine someone without good technical knowlege dealing with this. Don't even get me going on the fact you have to be connected to the internet to set these up to start.
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Be sure the RBS are connected to the RBR:
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Thank youGot it all sorted. Since I am using these in AP mode I needed to plug one of the R's LAN ports into my network switch and not use the WAN port. Even though in AP mode the WAN port can be used as a Lan port it just didn't work. Other abmormalities I ran into were the SSID could not be changed and the S's would would not backhaul connect via WIFI once I switched the router backhaul to wired.
To fix this I had to do a factory reset and start again to change the SSID, very frustrating.
I know the majority of people use these as a router but at the price you pay this stuff should work seamlessly. At least put steps like this in the documentation or FAQ.. If this hasn't been QA'd then shame on Linksys. I can't imagine someone without good technical knowlege dealing with this. Don't even get me going on the fact you have to be connected to the internet to set these up to start.Well the front LED will be on as PINK if you don't use the WAN port while in either mode.
Last time I checked mine, the 750 worked in AP mode connected to my host router in router mode. And RBS wirelessly synced though it seemed to take a bit longer than normally to finally go BLUE then turn OFF. And using the RBRs WAN port:
