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Aronius
Tutor
Mar 17, 2019

Orbi Router or Access Point

Hi, I have recently brought the Orbi RBK50 AC3000, and would like to know whether to set it up as a router or access point. I currently have Virgin vivid 350 (350-400mps) with the Virgin Superhub 3,...
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Chuck_M
Mentor
Mar 18, 2019

regardless you will want to turn off your router's wifi and rely solely on the Orbi WIFI instead.

 

If not, you loose some of the benefits of a mesh network.

 

Personally I would bridge the original router/modem and use the Orbi's router functionality.

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    Aronius
    Tutor
    Mar 18, 2019
    Okay thanks I will do that :)