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Can I ethernet connect the old RBR50 in AP mode to the new RBR850 and broadcast the same SSID?
I upgraded my AC3000 mesh to the AX6000 mesh. I want to continue to use my Orbi Voice in the garage to listen to music and turn lights on/off with Alexa. Can I connect the RBR50 router to the new sys...
Something you can try bug it may cause problems. You should set a different SSID name and be sure to use far separate channels on each RBR. 1 for 2.4Ghz and 11 for the other. Same with the 5Ghz radios.
Something you can try bug it may cause problems. You should set a different SSID name and be sure to use far separate channels on each RBR. 1 for 2.4Ghz and 11 for the other. Same with the 5Ghz radios.
It did indeed work (Alexa works too) but I did notice I don't have any Voice control settings in the app for the RB40V like I did before. Not a deal breaker. I'm just glad I can control smart devices in the garage through the RB40V. I also didn't see a way to hide the RBR50's SSID like I could prior to upgrading to wifi 6.
Glad you got it working.
Ya, hidding SSIDs are not supported on Orbi AX.
Enjoy. :smileywink: