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How to place Orbi RBK853 Satellite in Extender mode? Abandoning this system for now.
Hi all, Like many of you I've had a ton of issues since the last firmware update on Orbi RBK850 with constant drops and disconnects, so I'm switching back to my old Netgear Nighthawk XR700 and I ...
FURRYe38 wrote:Like this:
ISP Modem to>XR700 router in router mode with wifi radios disable to>RBR configured in AP mode.
Lan port on back of XR700 will connect to yellow WAN port on the back of the RBR in AP mode. Setup RBS normally. Shouldn't need any configuration on them. Might have to re-sync maybe.
Can use same SSID name and PW as before while in AP mode.
The RBR will no longer be a router. Your XR700 will be.
https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7LOcJ8GdDo&app=desktop
I did this with my XR450 router for past several months.
I realized the step I missed was after setting the Orbi to AP Mode I didn't plug it in to my XR700. Just did that, looks like the wifi is now working with my existing SSID. So after this, I can unplug the Orbi and go put it in my office about 25 feet from my router and it should reconnect as the AP? Then I can use one of the satellites with the Orbi? I'm gonna read through the documentation some more on this. Thanks!
You should be good now.
This will work in mean time while we wait for NG to figure this out. Sure is odd that some of us have not seen this issue since getting v10.11. Crazy times.