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Wired backhaul on 2.1.2.18 magenta LED but correct device assignments
Up to now, I always used the ethernet wired backhaul with the router port on my router, which runs in AP mode. This worked very well, but hat the issue, that wireless devices on the satellite were sh...
I have had success connecting my Orbi RBK50 system to my satellite using wired ethernet on FW 2.1.2.18. I have included a photo of my setup, which I hope you can see.
I will describe it anyway. There's a red cable plugged into the yellow Internet port, and beside that is a blue cable with a red collar that connects via a patch-panel to a D-Link 5 port switch in my family room where the Orbi satellite sits. Now, when I visit the Orbi router's configuration web page, Connected Satellites shows Connection Type Wired
and the connected device show 5G against the satellite
