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RBS50 Synced via WiFi Then Wired - Still Shows 5G Backhaul
I have a wired home network extend through an Orbi RBR50 and two RBS50s. I synced the RBS50s to the RBR50 wirelessly and then plugged them into my wired network. The RBR50 is in AP mode and I use a...
The networking change fixed the reporting issue. I was plugged into the WAN port on the RBR50 but the RBS50s were on the same network. Used a Netgear 5 port gig switch for the two RBS50s and plugged into one of the LAN ports on the RBR50. Admin console now correctly reports the configuration.
Oddly, everything worked before too. It was just the console no reporting correctly.
Thank you for being persistent. I had read the doc and assumed that my RBR50 was using only LAN ports as that's the way I had setup all my previous Netgear WAPs as I always use my own firewall/router.
The networking change fixed the reporting issue. I was plugged into the WAN port on the RBR50 but the RBS50s were on the same network. Used a Netgear 5 port gig switch for the two RBS50s and plugged into one of the LAN ports on the RBR50. Admin console now correctly reports the configuration.
Oddly, everything worked before too. It was just the console no reporting correctly.
Thank you for being persistent. I had read the doc and assumed that my RBR50 was using only LAN ports as that's the way I had setup all my previous Netgear WAPs as I always use my own firewall/router.
Glad the configuration fix worked. As it should. When it comes to Orbi, things are done a bit differently.
Please mark your thread as solved so others will know.
Enjoy. :smileywink:
