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fade0508
Aspirant
Apr 16, 2018

RB40 not working in AP mode with virgin HUB 3.0

Hi,    Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere but I could not find a thread that addresses the problem/challenge/issue.    I recently installed Virgin Media Hub 3.0 and to improve coverage ...
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st_shaw
Master
Apr 16, 2018
fade0508 wrote:

 

 

I know I have royally fudged the installation and am hoping if anyone can guide me on getting the hub 3.0 working in modem mode and ORBI in AP mode.

 

Thank you!

 

 

 

 

If Orbi is in AP mode, then you must run your Hub 3.0 in router mode.  You need one of the two devices to act as a router.  Your choices are:

 

Hub (Router mode) --> Orbi (AP mode)

Hub (Modem mode) --> Orbi (Router mode)

  • fade0508's avatar
    fade0508
    Aspirant
    Apr 16, 2018

    Thank you! Is there a performance difference between the two setups?

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      st_shaw
      Master
      Apr 16, 2018

      I don't think so.  I run my Orbi in AP mode.  With recent firmware, wired connections through the Orbi "router" are limited to about 700 Mbps. Not sure if Router mode is any faster, but I doubt it.