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Replacing Airport Extremes with Orbi and 2 Satellites
Several questions: 1) Can I change the Orbi assigned Network name with my old Airport Extreme WiFi name (after Orbi installation)? 2) My current Apple wifi connects to my Comcast Gateway with Gatew...
1) Correct! Just rename the Orbi SSID to the same name as your Airport Extreme SSID.
2) I'm not a Comcast customer, so I'm not 100% sure about this. I guess try leaving it as is, for now.
3) No, all of your devices should just start working on the new network once you rename the Orbi SSID. We have about 30 devices and almost all of them automatically switched over without any issues.
4) I think so, but I haven't gotten mine to work right just yet. Stay tuned!
Otherwise, I think you'll be really happy. The Orbi is super fast and reliable. (One caveat: I've had to reboot more often with the latest .18 firmware, so I'd stick with something older, if possible).