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pixro
Nov 16, 2025Aspirant
Internet dropping
Hello everyone, I'm new to the Netgear Orbi world and am having an issue where the internet drops and it might take 10-20 minutes to restore on its own. Not seeing a pattern other than when it dro...
StephenB
Nov 17, 2025Guru - Experienced User
pixro wrote:RVB7500
Do you mean RBR750???
pixro wrote:There is a static ip from provider (do not know it, but that might help for IP field)
Are you getting the address from the ISP gateway using DHCP?
pixro wrote:Have a Linksys Velop network (previous network) still in place until knowing how to get IOT on Orbi.
How is that connected to your network? A LAN port of the ORBI? Or some other way?
I think you mean Homekit, not IoT - if that is the case, the Velop can be added to homekit, but the Orbi cannot be. That said, you should be able to add your other devices to homekit when they are connected to the Orbi.
As far as IoT goes, the 750 does have an IoT network you can use if you wish.