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Virgin Media Hub3 and Orbi
I live in quite a large (5 bed - 4 storey) Victorian house and currently have a Virgin Hub3 on the ground floor and one Netgear WN3000RP extender in an upstairs room. This is not sufficient for adeq...
You can use Orbi as an AP (access point) with your existing Virgin Media Hub3. You could leave the Tivos connected to the media hub, or you could turn the hub3 wifi off, and just use Orbi.
Another option is that you could double-route (using the Orbi as a router behind the Virgin Media Hub3). That would let you use the routing features of the Orbi (for instance it's OpenVPN support). If you do that, it would be best to turn off the hub3 wifi.
Hello
If I keep the Virgin Hub3 in router mode and disable all WiFi, should the Orbi Router be in router mode or be set up as an access point?
In essence, what are the differences between:
(i) Virgin hub3 router + Orbi as an AP; and
(ii) Orbi as a router behind the Virgin Media Hub3 as a router.
(in both instances turning off the hub3 WiFi)?
Thank you
Recommended configuration if you want to use the Orbi router as you main host router, bridge the ISP modem fully so it passes the public IP address to the Orbi router. This helps elliminate a double NAT condition.
If this can't be done with the ISP modem, then use the modems DMZ feature for the IP address that the Orbi router gets from the ISP modem. Disabling all wifi radios on the modem.
Or use the ISP modem as your main host router, disable all wifi radios on the modem and use the Orbi system in AP mode, connected LAN to LAN. Not WAN to LAN.
JYG83 wrote:Hello
If I keep the Virgin Hub3 in router mode and disable all WiFi, should the Orbi Router be in router mode or be set up as an access point?
In essence, what are the differences between:
(i) Virgin hub3 router + Orbi as an AP; and
(ii) Orbi as a router behind the Virgin Media Hub3 as a router.(in both instances turning off the hub3 WiFi)?
Thank you
