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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.
dklimas wrote: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 system in AP mode then have it broadcast the same SSID and continue to use the Orbi Voice and Alexa commands in the garage?
You can also connect the Orbi Voice as a wired Satellite to the Orbi AX6000 then you can have it as part of the mesh.
ekhalil wrote:
dklimas wrote: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 system in AP mode then have it broadcast the same SSID and continue to use the Orbi Voice and Alexa commands in the garage?
You can also connect the Orbi Voice as a wired Satellite to the Orbi AX6000 then you can have it as part of the mesh.
Good to know but in my case I don't have ethernet in the garage.