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Need to Disable BackHaul on one RBR850
I've got 2 Routers, 3 Satellites, I have over 150 Wireless Devices, and another 90 wired devices, so tried to set one RBR850 up as a AP, keep the other one as a Router with the 3 Satellites, And move...
kildren wrote:
Backhaul is really screwing me up, the AP RBR shows as a Satellite, and my other 3 satellites are swapping between the 2 RBRs.
I need to somehow disable the Backhaul on the AP Router. Its causing Major disruptions on my Network.
It would be really helpful to know more about
- how these Orbi units are connected to each other.
- The RBR850 that is in AP mode is 'wired' to something using its WAN port. What is it wired to?
- How are the satellites connected? ('wired' or using the default WiFi?)
- The WiFi SSID being used by these two routers is
- The same SSID? or
- Different SSIDs?
It is physically impossible to "disable" the WiFi backhaul of an Orbi router. That feature is what makes it an Orbi WiFi router. (Well, you could open the case and cut the wires to the four backhaul antennas, but really???)
When RBS850 satellites are paired to an RBR850 router, they do not "swap" to other routers. The backhaul channels have different SSIDs/passwords. Just can't happen.
Well I can say it is, it shows up as out of sync on the AP Router, and the AP ROuter is showing up as a Satellite in the Main Router...
How is the RBR connected to the host router? WAN port of the RBR the host router or ISP router? Should be using the RBRs WAN port to connect to the up stream routers LAN port.
How is the RBS connected to the RBR? Wireless or ethernet?
Main Router is LAN to WAN of AP router through a HP Curve 48 port switch, One Satellite located in the same area as the AP router Wired to same 48 port Switch. 2 Satellites are wireless covering the Lake side, and back yard side outdoors.
Different SSIDs for the Main Router, and only man Wireless enabled on AP, and a different SSID. I did not generate a New Backhaul Password, one Slave is 40' in the air on a pole that is a real bear to get down if I have to press a sync button, and its the one that all the Security cameras in the back go through.
If I power down the satellites and main router, generate a new backhaul Password on the AP Router, would that prevent this, I would have thought every router would be different already.
What model# is this switch?
Need to move the ethernet connection for the RBS from this switch to a LAN port behind the RBR. Any and all RBS that are ethernet connected BH, need to be connected in serial behind the RBR unit. https://kb.netgear.com/000051205/What-is-Ethernet-backhaul-and-how-do-I-set-it-up-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System 📡 ‌‌🛰️
Can not be in parallel.
