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Problems with Steam Link
Hi all.
I have a brand new RBR20 connected to my ISP router, with ethernet backhaul to a sattelitte in my living room, where I have a Steam Link connected with ethernet to the sattelite.
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If I configure the Orbi in AP mode, will I lose the mesh capabilities, like it sending my phone to the sattleite if the signal is stronger, or will I lose that?
Manguinhas wrote:
If I configure the Orbi in AP mode, will I lose the mesh capabilities, like it sending my phone to the sattleite if the signal is stronger, or will I lose that?
You will not lose that. Orbi will still be a mesh system in AP mode. Only the routing functions such as port forwarding, DHCP etc. will be done by your ISP device.
- Thanks for the answer.
I switched orbi to AP mode and got it working. I now have acess to my desktop.
I lost the ability to switch off an individual device through the orbi app. Was that supposed to happen?
Manguinhas wrote:
Thanks for the answer.
I switched orbi to AP mode and got it working. I now have acess to my desktop.
I lost the ability to switch off an individual device through the orbi app. Was that supposed to happen?Yes, that is expected. The following router features are not available (grayed out) when the router is in AP mode:
- Guest Network
- QoS
- Setup Wizard
- Port Forwarding/Port Triggering
- Remote Management
- UPnP
- IPv6
- Traffic Meter
- Parental Controls
- Block Sites
- Block Services
- VPN service
- VLAN/IPTV setup
- Internet Setup
- WAN Setup
- LAN Setup
