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WiFi without internet - intentionally
My gf is renting a place short term (no internet) does not have inernet, but needs a local WiFi setup. I have an older Orbi (AC2200) I'm not using. Can I act as if I'm setting up a new system, or are there things I need to do during setup because there is no internet? Thanks!
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Orbi systems work fine without an internet connection. The obvious limitation, of course, is "no internet".
Otherwise, both wired and WiFi devices can communicate on a local area network. Computers, media servers, file servers, printers, etc. All good.
There was a fascinating post some years ago about a medical group that needed to set up a WiFi network out in the jungle. They had no internet access, but had dozens of computers, printers, servers, lab machines, etc. that needed to communicate with each other. Too large a space for a single WiFi router to handle, so an Orbi mesh system was great.
It this short term rental is not a large area, then the Orbi WiFi router by itself might be perfect.
