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Setup with Centurylink
I recently switched to Centurylink and I am trying to setup my Orbi router and satalites but each time I get to the part where it tells me to go to wifi settings and select the Orbi network I can't b...
This is a new Orbi, or an Orbi that was working on the system you had before CenturyLink?
I have not used it with centurylink. I use to have Xfinity but just switched today to centurylink
Was it set up and working with the Xfiinity, or is this a new Orbi that you are setting up for the first time?
It was setup and working perfectly with Xfinity. When I am trying to set it up there is a point where you are suppose to select the Orbi wifi under network settings but the network name Orbi does not display.
If it was working before, and you have not done a "factory reset", then the Orbi will still have the same WiFi name (SSID) and password that it did before. All you should need to do is connect it to the new modem and it should come up. There is no need to do a "setup" again unless you want to change something.
The one issue people sometimes have is when they have assigned IP addresses to devices (In the Advanced Tab, LAN Setup) and the CenturyLink modem is not the same type of modem as the Xfinity.
Do you see the old WiFi name on the list of WiFi networks?