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RBR20 and passing through static IPs
Hi folks - orbi rocks! I do have two issues and I am hoping you can help! Orbi RbR20, 2 satellites, latest firmware, windows and macs. We have a gateway from our ISP, it has two static IP addresses (...
Is this Orbi in "router" or "Access Point" (AP) mode?
In router mode, the Orbi will get an address using DHCP from the gateway router, but then it will create another DHCP pool for the devices behind the Orbi with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 This may cause problems.
The solution suggested most often is to place the Orbi into AP mode, so that EVERY device on the network gets DHCP addresses directly from the gateway router. This is on the Advanced Tab, Advanced Setup, Router/AP mode. When the setting is changed, the Orbi will reboot and every device will get a new IP address.