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Unable to sync ms60 satellite to mr60
I bought a Netgear Nighthawk MR60 router with a satellite from South Africa, but I couldn't find a local store selling the satellite. After contacting Netgear, they assured me that purchasing a satel...
Eureka, I have successfully synced everything and would like to share my experience to help others. Firstly, I reset the MR60 router and changed the Wi-Fi SSID and password to the Alien SSID and password, which can be found on the label at the bottom of the Alien satellite. However, I faced an issue where the original satellite (that came with my initial setup) could not be added. To fix this, I changed the SSID and password to the label located on the MR60, and then I was able to add the original satellite using the app. For the second step, I made sure that the Alien satellite was left on. Additionally, I turned off Armor. So, the trick is to change the MR60 SSID to match the labels on the satellites and add each one individually.
@furry32, just to clarify, I didn't attempt to disconnect the current satellite when trying to add the new one. However, I have since attempted to do so, but unfortunately, the new satellite still isn't being added.
May I ask a question or two? Should I press and hold the sync button for a few seconds, or is it sufficient to simply press the button? Also, when attempting to sync the router to the satellite, I noticed that the router is still flashing white while the satellite has already switched from flashing white to amber.
Eureka, I have successfully synced everything and would like to share my experience to help others. Firstly, I reset the MR60 router and changed the Wi-Fi SSID and password to the Alien SSID and password, which can be found on the label at the bottom of the Alien satellite. However, I faced an issue where the original satellite (that came with my initial setup) could not be added. To fix this, I changed the SSID and password to the label located on the MR60, and then I was able to add the original satellite using the app. For the second step, I made sure that the Alien satellite was left on. Additionally, I turned off Armor. So, the trick is to change the MR60 SSID to match the labels on the satellites and add each one individually.
Wow. Great work. I would not have guest to try that. Will keep this in mine. Thank you for sharing the details.
Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/24231/How-do-I-back-up-the-router-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Enjoy. 📡
MoePa wrote:
Firstly, I reset the MR60 router and changed the Wi-Fi SSID and password to the Alien SSID and password, which can be found on the label at the bottom of the Alien satellite.
Neat. I wonder if it would have worked to find some way to tweak the SSID on the alien box to agree with the router and its satellites.
But that's just the lapsed physicist in me want to to experiment. It worked, which is what matters.
There's no UI setting to change the SSID name on MS or RBSs. They all auto sync to either a default SSID from a MR or should sync with pressing the sync buttons. However seems that alien MS to a MR system may have other design issues which the user found a good working way around.
Adding the satellite was not plug-and-play, and I bought it off eBay, which meant it was synced to another user's MR which may have contributed to it failing to sync. However, setting up an Asus AI Mesh and adding a satellite for my parents was effortless. If someone else encounters a similar issue, they might be able to solve it by changing the MR WiFi SSID to the Alien satellite without resetting the MR
It only seems that taking a alilen MS from a different MR system and trying to connect it to a different MK system, seems to be the issue. I presume NG may somehow tie MS to an MR for setup reasons to a particular MR. May not be designed well to let alient MS connect to other MK systems that wasn't tied with initially. Otherwise, In most cases, MS that come with the original MR will not have any sync issues out of the box.
It would be intriguing to observe if the separately sold satellites face the same issue. Additionally, I am curious about the impact of purchasing a pre-linked satellite and a satellite from a different region on the setup challenges I encountered.
Ya, I would think separate sold MS wouldn't see the same issue as I presume there are mosty blank and just waiting for the first sync up with any MR it connects too. Regional, ya, anything could be possible.
