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Using an Apple router on Orbi
I have read here that you can repurpose an Apple Airport device (like an Airport Extreme) as an extender on the Orbi mesh network provided that you enable Bridge mode on the Airport device and connec...
You don’t need to swap the SSID’s in the Orbi network. My suggestion is as follows;
- Keep Smith as main network and Smith Guest as guest network in Orbi.
- Set the SSID for the main network in the AE as Smith Guest and disable the guest network in the AE.
- Keep Smith as main network and Smith Guest as guest network in Orbi.
- Set the SSID for the main network in the AE as Smith Guest and disable the guest network in the AE.
Ekhalil -- I agree that the guest network from the Extreme will not work in bridged mode. That is why I plan to assign the guest network name to the main network on my Orbi router. Since the Extreme is in the guest house and all I need there is a guest network, I plan to use SMITH GUEST as the main network across my environment. That way, the SMITH GUEST network will work in the main home and in the guest house. I don't need a secondary (guest network) in the guest house. In my main home, which is connected 100% by Orbi router and Orbi satellites, I will have both the SMITH GUEST and SMITH networks. Does this make sense? Thanks for reading and responding. (And based on your earlier suggestion, at some point I may become competent enough to do the vLAN stuff.)
- Yes, I updated my reply above when I understood your intention correctly. Have you seen the updated reply?
I think this will give you better setup in Orbi, as you will see that the guest network is quite restricted and is not recommended to use as your main network.