RBK50 with DLink DSL2870B VDSL Modem/Router - how to turn off DLink router

If you bridge the DSL Modem, you need to input your DSLs PPPoE user name and PW for your account into the Orbi routers UI. You need to see if the Orbi supports PPPoE connections first of. I don't see PPPoE in my UI. 

If it doesn't, then you can keep the DSL modem/router in router mode and use it's DMZ for the IP address it give the Orbi router on it's WAN port. Then you can use the Orbi router in router mode. 

Be sure to check that the DSL modem is using a different IP address for it's LAN port. If it's using 192.168.1.1 then this conflics with the Orbi routers default IP address which is the same. You can change the IP address ON the Orbi router to something different. 192.168.0.1 or .2.1. 

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Robanddeewrote:

Hi,

I recently purchased an Orbi RBK50 system to improve the WIFI in my home, I originally set it up in AP mode and everything works well, however in this configuration I cannot use any of the Orbi router settings like disabling connected devices etc.

I would like to setup the Orbi in Router mode and use my DLink DSL2870B as a modem only so as not to get any conflicts, double NAT etc, however I cannot work out how to do this. I have tried setting up the Orbi in Router mode and everything appears to work, but I'm not sure this is the correct way to set up.

I have tried selecting "bridge mode" on the DLink but I get the message "no default route" so I did not continue. Can I simply disable NAT and DHCP on the DLink?

I have been through the DLink manual a number of times but I can't work out how to proceed, is it ok to continue with the Orbi in router mode connected to the DLink modem/router without disabling the router part or will this cause issues down the track?

I would prefer not to have to return to using my Orbi in AP mode only if possible.

 

 

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