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I was looking for info about if I can use two Orbi RBS350 satellites to an Orbi RBR750 router
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I just saw this chatt when I was looking for info about if I can use two Orbi RBS350 satellites to an Orbi RBR750 router, I chatted with Netgear and got the answer that it is not possible, but ...
Glad you got it working. Please mark your thread as solved so others will know. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
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Hello again!
I have some additional thoughts that I hope someone in the forum can give me some clarity on, I am going to replace my Orbi RBR350-router with an Orbi RBR750-router in a week or so and are not entirely sure about how to do it so what i wondering is if I can pre-install FW v4.6.14.3 (which I understand is the only FW that works on this combination) on my new RBR750 router right now and then install the same FW on the RBS350 satellites when I replace the router?
Another thing I'm wondering about is if I can convert my RBR350-router to a satellite when I start using the RBR750-router and if the RBR750-router also works as a modem? (The only information i find is that the model CBR750 can act as a modem and router at the same time).
Today I don't have a modem, my RBR350-router are directly connected to my incoming fiber socket, everything works as it should and I seem to be protected by WPA2_P but I now get a little unsure if my connection and my devices really are completely protected when I am connected to the router?
No. Orbi routers cannot be converted to satellites. It is part of the fundamental product design. With a fiber internet connection, there is no modem. (Modems are for DSL or cable internet.) Router connected directly to fiber ONT is correct.
The WPA2 WiFi security is also correct.
Ok, thanks for the quick respons.!🙂
Is it possible to use the router for something else if I connect it by a networkcable from the router?
JimmyBSwe wrote:
Is it possible to use the router for something else if I connect it by a networkcable from the router?
Yes. The router can be used to create another WiFi network and expand coverage. What stops most people is the requirement to connect this router WAN port to one of the LAN ports on the primary route with an Ethernet cable. Even if it has exactly the same WiFi credentials as the primary WiFi system, devices will not roam seamlessly between the two systems. This can be confusing to users as they observe performance to get worse and worse as they move around. (Devices that never move, of course, are not affected by roaming issues.)
The router can be placed in Access Point (AP) mode, which allows the primary router to control the entire network IP space (assign addresses, forward ports, etc. etc. Even in AP mode, it remains a separate WiFi system for roaming purposes.
JimmyBSwe wrote:
Hello again!
I have some additional thoughts that I hope someone in the forum can give me some clarity on, I am going to replace my Orbi RBR350-router with an Orbi RBR750-router in a week or so and are not entirely sure about how to do it so what i wondering is if I can pre-install FW v4.6.14.3 (which I understand is the only FW that works on this combination) on my new RBR750 router right now and then install the same FW on the RBS350 satellites when I replace the router?Yes. That would be recommended.
Another thing I'm wondering about is if I can convert my RBR350-router to a satellite when I start using the RBR750-router and if the RBR750-router also works as a modem? (The only information i find is that the model CBR750 can act as a modem and router at the same time). No.
Today I don't have a modem, my RBR350-router are directly connected to my incoming fiber socket, everything works as it should and I seem to be protected by WPA2_P but I now get a little unsure if my connection and my devices really are completely protected when I am connected to the router?
There is a built in firewall on all ng routers that works automatically to protect you.
Users can also check into a Armor subscription if you think you want more security.
