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Leimam's avatar
Leimam
Aspirant
Jan 22, 2017

Orbi WiFi System

Hi guys.

I'm thinking of buying an orbi wifi system. Can I use it with the Technicolor TG784n v3 Gateway installed by my Internet provider?

I would appreciate any advice you can give me.

Thanks.

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  • DarrenM's avatar
    DarrenM
    Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
    Jan 24, 2017

    Hello Leumam

     

    Yes you can either bridge the gateway to be a modem only or you can run Orbi as a Access point.

     

    DarrenM

    • Leimam's avatar
      Leimam
      Aspirant
      Jan 25, 2017

      Hi Darren. Thanks for the reply.

       

      What´s the difference between the two?

       

      Should I turn off the wifi on the technicolor gateway?

       

      Thanks.

       

      Leimam.

      • DarrenM's avatar
        DarrenM
        Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
        Jan 27, 2017

        Hello Leimam

         

        That would be the best option is to make the Technicolor in modem only mode.

         

        DarrenM

  • peteytesting's avatar
    peteytesting
    Hero
    Jan 27, 2017
    Leimam wrote:Technicolor TG784n v3 Gateway
    hi
    if your on some form of dsl
    the technicolor modems are usually not that easy to bridge and even if it can be bridged your isp may not allow pppoe connectivity which would be needed for the orbi to run in router modem behind the bridge technicolor
    so
    if you can sucessfully bridge the technicolor and your isp allows pppoe connectivity you can then use the orbi router in its full mode
    or if no bridge
    as suggested you could use the orbi in AP mode and the orbi then works like wireless access points and the technicolor would work as normal and be the modem and router and just have its wifi disabled
    what country and isp are you with
    • Leimam's avatar
      Leimam
      Aspirant
      Jan 29, 2017

      Hi.

       

      I'm from Portugal and my isp is Meo.

       

      I have since learned that I don't have root user privileges on the Technicolor router and can only shut down Wi-Fi. I'm going to see if it's possible for them to remotely bridge the device.

      Thanks for the help.