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Problem With Wired Brother Printer
I have a Brother network printer connected by wire to my Orbi RB40. It correctly obtains an IP address from the router. When I look at the attached devices on the router it does not show the printer ...
Hi Kevin and Plemans,
Ok, I've switched the Orbi to AP Mode and all seems OK so far. I can see the Printer in the list of attached devices. I'll keep an eye on it but hopefully that has fixed the problem I just find it odd that it seemed to manage to work as it was for 2 years and then suddenly failed.
Thank you both for your time & patience!
Hello Nickmit,
Welcome to the NETGEAR Community!
I understand that you are having issues with your network IPv4 addresses. When two routers are introduced into a network one router will automatically change its IP address to prevent collisions within the network. If you would like both routers to be used on the same network IP addressing scheme then one of the routers needs to be disabled. You can either change your Orbi router to AP mode or change your fritzbox to modem-only mode.
To change your Orbi from router mode to AP mode please navigate to orbilogin.com and then navigate to the following setting:
Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Router / AP Mode.
Best,
Kevin
Community Team
Hi Kevin and Plemans,
Ok, I've switched the Orbi to AP Mode and all seems OK so far. I can see the Printer in the list of attached devices. I'll keep an eye on it but hopefully that has fixed the problem I just find it odd that it seemed to manage to work as it was for 2 years and then suddenly failed.
Thank you both for your time & patience!