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caesar99
Feb 16, 2021Follower
Switch from Wireless to Wired (RBS50v2 Satellite)
Moved one satellite to a new room which has an ethernet connection to my FiOS router in the basement. Thus, it was previously connected via 5G, now I want to move it to wired. I rebooted/shut down ...
Mikey94025
Feb 16, 2021Hero
caesar99 wrote:Moved one satellite to a new room which has an ethernet connection to my FiOS router in the basement. Thus, it was previously connected via 5G, now I want to move it to wired. I rebooted/shut down the satellite, firmware version is V2.5.1.16, etherne cable works fine, still nothing.
Your Orbi satellite must be wired to your Orbi base station, not your internet, in order to become part of the Orbi's network. Like this:
Router
\------ Orbi base
\-------- Orbi satellite
From your description of the ethernet connection in your new room, it sounds like it might be like this (and which will not work):
Router
\------ Orbi base
\
\-------- Orbi satellite