RBR50 satelite loses (wireless) connection when turning of DHCP

What Firmware is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the ISP modem the NG router is connected too?

What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between them to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.

If you have a different router or DHCP server infront of the RBR, then have you set up AP mode on the RBR? 

https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7LOcJ8GdDo&app=desktop

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JohnJohnson123 wrote:

I have an RBR50 router together with a satelite - the backhaul is over wifi.

I have a DHCP server wired to the satelite and it seems to work fine.

 

I then wanted to disable the Orbi DHCP server since I find it a bit limiting. However, when I do that the satelite loses connection to the main router. I do not understand what is going on here, or why it even happens. The main router seems to work fine, and I can log into it (with a static ip of course) and turn on DHCP again.

 

when I turned DHCP off on the main router I was hoping the satelite would just keep running with it's current IP, but even if it requested a new one (for some reason) I would assume it would recieve one without any problems since it has a wired connection to the DHCP server.

 

Can anyone here help me understand what is going on?

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