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dahappychappy
Aspirant
Feb 19, 2023
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AX1800 in AP Mode, lose power won't detect the internet

Hi community, I have updated the router to the latest firmware. Whenever I lose power to my home. After the power comes back on the Orbi won't detect my internet for the WiFi devices.   To get it ...
  • Kitsap's avatar
    Kitsap
    Feb 20, 2023

    dahappychappy wrote:
    The issue I have is my pc works fine.
    So pfsense is handing out ip's.
    The Orbi doesn't detect internet.
    Note:
    I have the Orbi's in AP mode (access point mode). This means all the routing is done by pfsense.

    Are you saying the front LED is magenta (for no internet available) or it is off for normal operation with internet available?

     

    For some configurations with devices in AP mode, it is helpful to configure the router so the AP device has a fixed IP address.

     

    In my opinion, your Orbi main unit would stand a better chance of working normally if it is connected upstream of your TP-Link switch and the switch connected to one of the Orbi Ethernet output ports.

     

     

dahappychappy's avatar
dahappychappy
Aspirant
Feb 20, 2023
The issue I have is my pc works fine.
So pfsense is handing out ip's.
The Orbi doesn't detect internet.
Note:
I have the Orbi's in AP mode (access point mode). This means all the routing is done by pfsense.
Kitsap's avatar
Kitsap
Master
Feb 20, 2023

dahappychappy wrote:
The issue I have is my pc works fine.
So pfsense is handing out ip's.
The Orbi doesn't detect internet.
Note:
I have the Orbi's in AP mode (access point mode). This means all the routing is done by pfsense.

Are you saying the front LED is magenta (for no internet available) or it is off for normal operation with internet available?

 

For some configurations with devices in AP mode, it is helpful to configure the router so the AP device has a fixed IP address.

 

In my opinion, your Orbi main unit would stand a better chance of working normally if it is connected upstream of your TP-Link switch and the switch connected to one of the Orbi Ethernet output ports.