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Connecting old RBS40 to SXK80
Hi, all, I have just setup SXK80 and its satellite, actually I used RBS40 before, can I connect RBS 40 to the satellite of SXK80 as repeater? If can, appreciate for advice about details setup proce...
Thanks a lot for kind advices!
Actually using cable to connect / extend the SXK80 WiFi signal is ok to me, as my plan to use extend the SXK80 signal to an isolated room, so my thought is even the room has different WiFi network is ok to me. I have tried using cable connecting to RBS router or RBS Satellites, but seems cannot transfer data to the SXK 80 satellite. Just see if I need to reset or setup the RBS40 router, and good if you know how to setup it.
Thanks a lot!
Actually using cable to connect / extend the SXK80 WiFi signal is ok to me, as my plan to use extend the SXK80 signal to an isolated room, so my thought is even the room has different WiFi network is ok to me. I have tried using cable connecting to RBS router or RBS Satellites, but seems cannot transfer data to the SXK 80 satellite. Just see if I need to reset or setup the RBS40 router, and good if you know how to setup it.
Thanks a lot!
Just to be clear, the RBS40 cannot be connected directly to the new SXK80 system. Not ever.
What can be done is to connect the RBR40 (router) to the SXK80 system (router or satellite) using an Ethernet cable. The old router can be located wherever a cable can be placed. At that point, the old router will create a WiFi network that can have any SSID you want. It can even have the same WiFi SSID/password as the SXK80 system. But it will be a separate system. Once the old router is connected, then any remaining old satellites can be connected to that old router to extend this new WiFi system.
- Hi,
This is what I want exactly, but I tried to connect my old RBS40 to the SXK satellite by Ethernet cable, and I can find the WiFi signal from RBK40, but seems cannot transfer data through it, and my phone also shows a orange !, should I do any setting of the RBs40 router before connecting it? As I am not IT expert, appreciate if you can advise about way of setting, as I found some forum saying need to reset it about the IP or so…
Thanks a lot!!
patricktong wrote:
connect my old RBS40 to the SXK satellite by Ethernet cable,This is the part that will not work.... ever. The old satellite will never connect directly to the new system. Only the old router will connect with Ethernet cable. Just like it would connect to anything else. The old satellite can be connected to the old router and create a WiFi system, but the router is the key to everything.
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