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How do I adjust RIP settings on RBRE960 router?
I'm having a hard time connecting some Elgato Key Lights to my network. I did some research on r/elgato, and several users said the solution is to enable RIP (routing information protocol) in the rou...
The Orbi app does not provide access to any "advanced" functions. Settings for RIP can be found on the orbi web interface http://orbilogin.net Advanced Tab:
p.s. Most "Internet of Things" (IoT) devices work just fine without changing any of the default Orbi settings.
I logged in to the web interface but don't see where to change the RIP setting?
UPDATE: never mind, I found it on the LAN setup page.
RIP is usually under the LAN setup.
I disabled 5 Ghz in the settings, so it only has 2.4 Ghz. I was able to get the Elgato Key Lights connected and appearing in the Elgato Control Center app.
However, as soon as I turned 5 Ghz back on, the lights stopped appearing in Control Center.
I turned off 5 Ghz in the router again, and the lights showed up and started working once more.
So, it seems that these lights not only cannot connect to the network when 5 Ghz is active, but they won't work at all.
I did try connecting them to the IoT SSID, which should always be 2.4 Ghz only, but that didn't seem to work. I kept getting an error message.
Any other ideas?
Is your mobile device that has this app on it re-connect to the 5Ghz frequency after you re-enabled it? Wondering if there app is limited by requiring the mobile device to also be on the 2.4Ghz frequency to connect to the devices. Shouldn't be like this. Both 2.4 and 5Ghz are on same network. But I could see the Mfr limiting there app software to only work on 2.4Ghz. Which be bad form.
Do you happen to have a old or spare 2.4Ghz wifi router on a shelf by chance?
Unfortunately, I don't have an old 2.4 Ghz router. I've been using their Mac app (which lives in the menu bar) to pair the lights, not their iOS app (which they do have). I can't figure out why the lights would stop working once they were already connected to the network (when it was only 2.4 Ghz) and I re-enabled 5 Ghz. Most of the threads online I've seen about this said that you only have to disable 5 Ghz to connect the lights, but once you've done that you can turn on 5 Ghz again and they still work.
switters wrote:
I disabled 5 Ghz in the settings, so it only has 2.4 Ghz. I was able to get the Elgato Key Lights connected and appearing in the Elgato Control Center app.
Could you post a screen shot of the page that allow you to disable 5G? Page 53 of the Orbi 850 system User Manual is very specific:
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK852/RBK852_UM_EN.pdf
For the IoT Network, 5Ghz can be disabled or the 2.4Ghz can be disabled which this user is currently working with.