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Possible set up RBK23 with Ethernet backhaul
Hello Everyone,
So I'm looking to buy this Package from Amazon. The RBK23.
https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Orbi-Ultra-Performance-Whole-System/dp/B07CQDHPFT/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548227...
- The setup you suggested will only work if Orbi is set in AP Mode and the ISP Modem is a router (not just a mide), providing DHCP functionality to all Orbi nodes and clients.
- If the ISP modem is a modem then -usually- it will only provide you with one public IP address so you will not be able to connect two nodes to it, unless it's a router, but then you can't have Orbi as router.
Can you have the solution as follows istead and keep Orbi in Router Mode?
You can also connect the Satellite directly to the Router if you don't want to use the switch!
The ISP modem is also a router. Right now I currently have a router connected to my ISP modem, with the modem's wifi turned off. So it basically is just providing ethernet to the router we currently use and a handful of other appliances. I'm not sure what you mean by mide.
So is it possible that since my ISP modem is a modem/router, that I can go with the set up that I described? Using the Orbi router and one satellite as access points and have the Orbi satellite connected wirelessly to one of the Orbi access points?
I only have one ethernet going from the modem to the where the Orbi router would be. So there's no way for me to get the modem to connect to the Orbi router and then run another ethernet to the satellite. This means I can't run the set up you show in your picture unless I run another wire. Which I would rather not do, but I can do. Also, I don't need a switch, right? I can just get an Ethernet Extender like one in the link shown below correct?
Which configuration would you recommend?
Thank you again for taking the time to answer my question. I appreciate it very much.
Can you do something like this (either choose option 1 in both places, or option 2 in both places)? Bridge mode and AP mode are basically the same thing, and, generally, you only want one device acting as a router on your network. That should be true of your current setup, as well as if/when you switch to an Orbi setup instead. Also, the only ethernet link you need is between your modem and the Orbi router. Depending on distance and obstacles between the Orbi router and satellites, you can just use the built-in wireless backhaul.
Yea I'll likely be going with this setup. Seems that it will be the easiest to set up the hardest part will be to run another cable.
Thank you for your advice.
I have the RBK23 set configured for wired ethernet backhaul.
Looks like this:
ISP Modem <> Dedicated Router (R7000 running AdvancedTomato) <> 1G unmanaged switch <> RBK23 (in AP mode)
- each of the RBS20 satellites are also connected to the 1G switch. I have 1 AP on each floor of the house.
- currently running FW V2.2.1.210I'll be honest, I'm a technical person working in IT and the setup was NOT easy. Lots of reboots, firmware updates, factory resets... at one point I bricked one of the AP's and needed to recover it via SFTP -manually installing the firmware...
Need to methodically (slowly) get one node running at a time, using DHCP reservations for the satellites and a fixed IP for the "main AP". The whole system takes several (5 or more) minutes to adapt to each and any config changes you make. A full system reboot can take over 10 min... So be patient!However now that is is all running it seems to be stable for the past couple of weeks.
One observation -I wish the wireless backhaul radios would shut off when they detect a wired backhaul. Running a wifi / spectrum analyzer you can see hidden the 2.4 & 5G backhaul radios blasting unused. I have no idea if this creates unnecessary "noise" and interference.
I now have great (fast) coverage into each corner of my house. The system as a whole does NOT seem to manage the band steering and roaming as well as I would like, but it is a decent compromise.
Thanks for the advice. I'm not super tech savvy but I have enough persistence to eventually get my equipment working. But still if I can run an extra wire over figuring out how to update the firmware, I guess the easier option here would be to just go with recommended set up of having my modem connected directly to my Orbi router and then my satellite that's farthest from the router to connect to the Orbi router with an Ethernet.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ADVICE!
SetMeUP wrote:
....... I'm not sure what you mean by mide.
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I meant a modem, not sure how it became "mide" :) sorry for this!
SetMeUP wrote:
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So is it possible that since my ISP modem is a modem/router, that I can go with the set up that I described? Using the Orbi router and one satellite as access points and have the Orbi satellite connected wirelessly to one of the Orbi access points?
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Yes, if the ISP modem is your main router then you can have Orbi in AP mode and connect the router and satellite to the ISP router.
SetMeUP wrote:
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........... Also, I don't need a switch, right? I can just get an Ethernet Extender like one in the link shown below correct?
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Yes, I think this will do if you just want to connect the router to the satellite.
SetMeUP wrote:
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Which configuration would you recommend?
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Both options should be ok. If you already have the modem as router then you just need to set Orbi in AP mode. If you choose Orbi in Router mode then you still need to make sure that the ISP router is bridged.
