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RBR50/RBS50 Moving from one router to another
I already have an existing RBR50 (call it MASTER) and RBS50 (call it SATELLITE-1). I needed to have another satellite RBS50 to my network. I purchased another RBS50 (call it eBaySatellite) and it als...
If you hardwire into it, can you run it through the sync process?
pankajsingh wrote:
What I am trying to do is make eBaySatellite connect to MASTER as another satellite. I sync'ed it using buttons, using browser, tried resetting... Nothing seems to work.
Was the reset button on the new satellite (inside that tiny hole) held until the power LED turned amber, and then began to flash?
(this often takes10-12 seconds)
I agree that "it's seems logical" to have the same firmware release on both router and satellite. There are plenty of posts on the forum from users where this is not the case. And, the original Orbi sync's with a host of satellites that cannot possibly have the same firmware version (RBW30, RBS40V, RBS50Y, for example). Once the new satellite gets connected to the existing router, it is probably a good idea to ensure that they all have the same firmware release.
Yes actually, the power button did flash amber. What never happened though is - the orbi satellite never went solid white. That is what the instruction expects to happen
If you hardwire into it, can you run it through the sync process?
plemans wrote:If you hardwire into it, can you run it through the sync process?
I can try. You mean hard-wire the new satellite to the RBR50?
plemans wrote:If you hardwire into it, can you run it through the sync process?
This actually worked. Not sure if hard-wiring helped OR the fact that I kept trying till it worked. The white light finally disappeared. One unique thing this time was that there was no ring light
Some people have reported success with the 30-30-30. i.e. get a firm grip on the paperclip, hold it in the reset hole for 30 seconds, then power the satellite off, then power it back on and keep holding the paperclip for 30 seconds.
Damn. People report adding satellite they bought from eBay all the time. (The usual question is how to convert the surplus router into another satellite.)
CrimpOn wrote:Some people have reported success with the 30-30-30. i.e. get a firm grip on the paperclip, hold it in the reset hole for 30 seconds, then power the satellite off, then power it back on and keep holding the paperclip for 30 seconds.
Damn. People report adding satellite they bought from eBay all the time. (The usual question is how to convert the surplus router into another satellite.)
Nothing wrong with that! Everything else bought in eBay works. I love Orbi while it works, but man they are troublesome if you customise it a bit!