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atw3
Tutor
Apr 26, 2023

Set up Orbi for someone else

Hi, I have an Orbi 750 and love it.   I recommended it to my son and plan to set it up for him in his home in the coming days.   Question: How can I set up the Orbi for another at their location...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 27, 2023

You could just log in through the browser and set it up that router. 

I do it all the time for setting up systems for others. 

then they can add it to their account/app anytime. 

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atw3
Tutor
Apr 27, 2023

Thank you Plemens.  So confirming -

I assume this is the login:  orbilogin.net

Then use the admin account and password that comes with router?

 

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    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Apr 27, 2023

    yes

    you can also use its ip address. 

    When I'm setting it up for others, I actually don't even connect it to the internet. Then have the person setting it up at their location run that part of setup. 

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      atw3
      Tutor
      Apr 28, 2023

      Thanks. I'd love to do some of the setup ahead of time, but I've been trying today to log into the new router via browser with no luck.

      I guess I'll just do it on location and hope it works 🙂

      Thanks much.

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        CrimpOn
        Guru - Experienced User
        Apr 28, 2023
        atw3 wrote:

        Thanks. I'd love to do some of the setup ahead of time, but I've been trying today to log into the new router via browser with no luck.

        Can you connect a laptop directly to the new router with an Ethernet cable?

        The router does not have to be connected to the internet.

        Open a web browser to 192.168.1.1

        If it asks for a login, the default credentials are "admin" and "password".