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Cannot get my RBR850 to show in the app after changing it to AP mode attached to ISP modem
I have two homes, one with the RBR 960 and 3 satellites running perfectly and it shows up in my app, the other with the RBR 850 and four satellites which does not show up in the app.
previously, I was running the RBR 850 as the main modem and router and it did show up in the app.
I had to change the configuration for other reasons and connect the RBR 850 to my local ISP provided modem. I turned off their SSID and Wi-Fi broadcasting, connected it to the RBR 850 and put it into AP mode with its four satellites to broadcast my wifi SSID.
The system works perfectly but I just cannot figure out how to see my RBR 850 through the Orbi app on my phone now.
The RBR 960 shows up fine at the other house but is there a way I can manually re-add the RBR 850 in AP mode back into the app?
previously, I was running the RBR 850 as the main modem and router and it did show up in the app.
I had to change the configuration for other reasons and connect the RBR 850 to my local ISP provided modem. I turned off their SSID and Wi-Fi broadcasting, connected it to the RBR 850 and put it into AP mode with its four satellites to broadcast my wifi SSID.
The system works perfectly but I just cannot figure out how to see my RBR 850 through the Orbi app on my phone now.
The RBR 960 shows up fine at the other house but is there a way I can manually re-add the RBR 850 in AP mode back into the app?
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Not sure Orbi app supports AP mode.
What FW version is on the 850 and 960 series systems?
- I updated both of them to the latest firmware from Netgear within the last month. I guess the question is basically can you manually add an Orbi router to the app without going through the whole “set up new router” routine
How did you manually add it?
- that’s my question. How do I get it back visible in the app? After I changed the router to AP mode, it vanished from the app. I can still access it via a web browser and see all the settings and everything. It just is not visible in the phone app
