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OrbiNoob
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Apr 27, 2019

Wol help

I set up my orbi rbr20 as a wired access point and connected my PC via ethernet to the orbi. I can't get wol to work in this configuration. It was working when I had the orbi setup in router mode but for other reasons I needed to change it to access point mode. Is it possible to get wol working as I have it setup now?
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  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User
    Apr 27, 2019

    One reason people have not responded to the question is ambiguity about what "Wol" stands for.  "Wake on LAN"?  An on-line computer game?

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Apr 29, 2019

    You would need to probably set the Orbi back to Router mode or configure WakeOnLan on your main host router while the Orbi is in AP mode. 

    OrbiNoob wrote:
    I set up my orbi rbr20 as a wired access point and connected my PC via ethernet to the orbi. I can't get wol to work in this configuration. It was working when I had the orbi setup in router mode but for other reasons I needed to change it to access point mode. Is it possible to get wol working as I have it setup now?