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Orbi Router as a wired satellite / access point from another satellite?
Hi all,
Apologis if this has been answered before. I had a look but couldn't find anything definitive.
I have an Orbi system at home. It consists of:
1x RBR50 doing routing duties
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Correct. The RBR40 can't be used as a satellite.
Your best option is to use the RBR40 in AP mode wired to the main router (RBR50). In order for it not to interfere with the main wifi network you have to use for the RBR40 AP different radio channels for the 24 and 5 GHz than those used in the main network. Alos if you want to use the same SSID in this AP as in the main network then it's better to use it in the remote building (to replace the old router) to avoid roaming issues.
That's really useful thanks. I've got it to work broadly along those lines. I set it up into AP mode while physically connected to the main router. It was then working happily thus. However, due to the distance issues maintaining that physical connection would be impossible in the other building. However, I thought I would try and see what happens. Plugged into the ethernet out there (which is connected to one of the Satellites back in the house) it worked and more to the point, works very well. It's still showing as its own network rather than the main SSID. I'll maybe have a further tinker to see if I can get that switched over but for now it's done the basics of what I was after so I'm happy.
Benmac1975 wrote:
That's really useful thanks. I've got it to work broadly along those lines. I set it up into AP mode while physically connected to the main router. It was then working happily thus. However, due to the distance issues maintaining that physical connection would be impossible in the other building. However, I thought I would try and see what happens. Plugged into the ethernet out there (which is connected to one of the Satellites back in the house) it worked and more to the point, works very well. It's still showing as its own network rather than the main SSID. I'll maybe have a further tinker to see if I can get that switched over but for now it's done the basics of what I was after so I'm happy.
Great to hear that the setup is working fine.
For the SSID, you can login to the AP-Mode RBR40 and change the SSID to what you want it to be. It's an own system (although in AP Mode) so you can name the SSID as you wish, you can either choose the same SSID as the main Orbi or give it a different name.