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salinsarin
Feb 08, 2024Aspirant
I tried to use the orbi app & followed the method as per app to connect rbs850 satellite to rbr960
Hello all, I tried to use the orbi app & followed the method as per app to connect rbs850 satellite to rbr960 router... I tried multiple times but failed.. One time it connected & I was able to see t...
- Feb 09, 2024
salinsarin wrote:
hello Furry. thank you for your response.
I again tried to reconnect everything.
3 floors (bsmt/main/first)
4500sq.ft
For this size if home, the RBR960 and 2 RBS are only needed. Anything more would cause problems:
earlier had 850with 3 satellites
thought of getting the 6E network. but don't want to keep the 850 satellites idle in storage or for recycling. they were costly and hence want to use them and place them as add-ons in all nooks and corners. even one for the garage.
SETUP1:
RBR850 router to RBS960(Satellite) :
Okay so as the router does not support 6E it, hence satellite will also not give 6E. however, I thought that the satellite is 9series and can support 6E standalone.
so far connecting 8 series router to 9 series satellite is no problem.
After a reboot or ON/OFF both router and satellite reconnect without any issues.
Problem is that 6Ghz is not present on the RBR850 thus even if you could get the 960 series connected, if you connected something to the 960 RBS, 6Ghz connections would not be pasted back to the RBR since 6Ghz is not present on the RBR.
SETUP2:
RBR960 router to RBS850(satellite):
a lot of difficulty in pairing.. I was able to pair again all was okay. BUT as soon as I rebooted the router. it failed to reconnect. same with satellite. either one of them -if rebooted or power on/off, they loose the connectivity between them. despite of manually pressing the SYNC button on both satellite and the the router does not solve the problem.
Actually, I read your post that you were able to connect 9series router to 8 series satellite without difficulty and have a stable network without disconnect issues. so I thought of asking what version firmware was on your sat/router and what steps you took to connect them ? did you do anything special ?
Most likely that with recent FW versions NG has made it more incompatible between the 8 and 9 series. All my systems are on v7 FW.
salinsarin
Feb 09, 2024Aspirant
hello Furry. thank you for your response.
I again tried to reconnect everything.
3 floors (bsmt/main/first)
4500sq.ft
earlier had 850with 3 satellites
thought of getting the 6E network. but don't want to keep the 850 satellites idle in storage or for recycling. they were costly and hence want to use them and place them as add-ons in all nooks and corners. even one for the garage.
SETUP1:
RBR850 router to RBS960(Satellite) :
Okay so as the router does not support 6E it, hence satellite will also not give 6E. however, I thought that the satellite is 9series and can support 6E standalone.
so far connecting 8 series router to 9 series satellite is no problem.
After a reboot or ON/OFF both router and satellite reconnect without any issues.
SETUP2:
RBR960 router to RBS850(satellite):
a lot of difficulty in pairing.. I was able to pair again all was okay. BUT as soon as I rebooted the router. it failed to reconnect. same with satellite. either one of them -if rebooted or power on/off, they loose the connectivity between them. despite of manually pressing the SYNC button on both satellite and the the router does not solve the problem.
Actually, I read your post that you were able to connect 9series router to 8 series satellite without difficulty and have a stable network without disconnect issues. so I thought of asking what version firmware was on your sat/router and what steps you took to connect them ? did you do anything special ?
thanks.
FURRYe38
Feb 09, 2024Guru - Experienced User
salinsarin wrote:
hello Furry. thank you for your response.
I again tried to reconnect everything.
3 floors (bsmt/main/first)
4500sq.ft
For this size if home, the RBR960 and 2 RBS are only needed. Anything more would cause problems:
earlier had 850with 3 satellites
thought of getting the 6E network. but don't want to keep the 850 satellites idle in storage or for recycling. they were costly and hence want to use them and place them as add-ons in all nooks and corners. even one for the garage.
SETUP1:
RBR850 router to RBS960(Satellite) :
Okay so as the router does not support 6E it, hence satellite will also not give 6E. however, I thought that the satellite is 9series and can support 6E standalone.
so far connecting 8 series router to 9 series satellite is no problem.
After a reboot or ON/OFF both router and satellite reconnect without any issues.
Problem is that 6Ghz is not present on the RBR850 thus even if you could get the 960 series connected, if you connected something to the 960 RBS, 6Ghz connections would not be pasted back to the RBR since 6Ghz is not present on the RBR.
SETUP2:
RBR960 router to RBS850(satellite):
a lot of difficulty in pairing.. I was able to pair again all was okay. BUT as soon as I rebooted the router. it failed to reconnect. same with satellite. either one of them -if rebooted or power on/off, they loose the connectivity between them. despite of manually pressing the SYNC button on both satellite and the the router does not solve the problem.
Actually, I read your post that you were able to connect 9series router to 8 series satellite without difficulty and have a stable network without disconnect issues. so I thought of asking what version firmware was on your sat/router and what steps you took to connect them ? did you do anything special ?
Most likely that with recent FW versions NG has made it more incompatible between the 8 and 9 series. All my systems are on v7 FW.
- salinsarinFeb 09, 2024AspirantThank you Furry..
I liked the video very much 😂.
Thanks for your time.