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Which setup maxes WiFI speed on orbi rbr50
I recently purchased an Orbi rbr50 to improve the WiFi range on the second floor as my cable ISP combo (Hitron coda) could not reach prior to this. So I’ve installed the RBR router on my main floor wi...
The general consensus is that it is best to have only one router, either the ISP device or the Orbi.
I sincerely doubt that the choice will make any observable difference unless you have gigabit service from the ISP.
The decision boils down to "which router do you prefer?"
- If the ISP router has features that appeal to you, or seems "more intuitive to manage", that is a reason to keep it the "router".
- If Orbi router features appeal more to you (for example if you want Bitdefender Armor or Disney Circle) or prefer the Orbi administration to the ISP administration, those are factors in favor of the Orbi being the router.
- Do you want to use features such as VPN (into your network when away) or port forwarding (to game servers, etc.) then which platform makes those features the easiest to implement?
As far as what it takes to put the ISP device into "bridge mode", there is an easy way to tell if you were successful.
What does the Orbi report as the IP address of its WAN interface? If it is a "private" IP, then the ISP device is still a router.