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RBK53 AP Mode Not Working with TDS Fiber Modem
Hello everyone. I have searched through the forum and on the web and cannot find info specific to my situation. I have fiber through TDS, they have provided a Calix 716ge modem (ONT), and my RBK53 ro...
Regardless of if the Orbi is in Access Point or Router mode, the cable from your ISP modem needs to be connected to the Internet port of your Orbi router - no?
the5rivers wrote:
...I am interested in running a wired backhaul and understand that the router must be in AP mode, however when I switch from router to AP mode, the router will reboot and then ultimately settle on an LED color of solid magenta, indicating it could not get an IP address. I have rebooted the router, rebooted the modem, disabled DHCP in the router prior to swtiching to AP mode, inserted the ethernet wire from the modem into the LAN 1 of the router, but nothing has eliminated the error.
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theoak wrote:
Regardless of if the Orbi is in Access Point or Router mode, the cable from your ISP modem needs to be connected to the Internet port of your Orbi router - no?
the5rivers wrote:
...I am interested in running a wired backhaul and understand that the router must be in AP mode, however when I switch from router to AP mode, the router will reboot and then ultimately settle on an LED color of solid magenta, indicating it could not get an IP address. I have rebooted the router, rebooted the modem, disabled DHCP in the router prior to swtiching to AP mode, inserted the ethernet wire from the modem into the LAN 1 of the router, but nothing has eliminated the error.
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It is connected to my wan port, and is currently working correctly via a wireless backhaul. I was just listing different countermeasures that I deployed to see if anything would resolve my issues when switching it to AP mode.