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ORBI 960 and Epson 16650
I purchased a new ORBI 960 system. I also had an Epson WorkForce Pro, but after a few weeks, I began having problems with the printer. I assumed (you know what assume means) that it was the printer...
This is my final comment on this subject as the printer and Orbis are now working together very well. I tried using an Apple Airport, suggested on another site, but could not find the software for a Mac (still available for iPhone and iPad). I then did a wired connection from the printer to the Orbi and "voila" my computer found the drivers and completed the setup. All is now working for the past couple of weeks.
House approximately 6500 sq ft. I have five 960s including the main router connected to a new CM2000. The internet works fine for everything but the printer. I haven't addressed Epson yet because I've spent much time with the assumption that it's the Orbi since the first printer works fine elsewhere and worked great before the Orbi (Apple network). Ideas?
So you have 4 RBS and the RBR right?
Seems a bit much for that size of home. I have my RBK953 series with only 2 and get plenty of coverage for my 5000sq ft home and 3 levels.
Wondering if your printer is having a bad time dealing with all the different signals coming from all 5 sources.
What happens if you turn OFF all but 2 RBS? Might even try to see if the printer will connect with not RBS's online.
What is the distance between the router and 📡 satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS📡 to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
Yes, we have 5 Orbis. Perhaps we should sell a couple of them. Does anyone want a 960 cheap?
Kidding. We actually have an L-shaped house and three did not work, so we added two more. I don't normally include the 2500 ft or so of a garage, but it is covered by wifi as well. I restore old cars for fun.
Anyway, the system seems to be working with the addition of a cat 6 cable, so I'll go with that. I'll do a f/u in a couple of weeks.
Thanks for the help!!
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
Enjoy. 📡Glad you got it working via wired connection. That being said - while not the same exact printer, I have an Epson ET-4750 working fine with the Orbi 960 line (router and 2 satellites) and connected via WiFi. This is what I ended up doing.
After I connected the printer to the network, I then set up a reserved address for the printer so that it always had the same IP. After setting up the reserved address and ensuing reboot - I re-ran the Epson setup program insuring that I selected it was connected as a NETWORK printer. The set up program searched the network, found the printer, and then did the necessary background driver installations and windows setup stuff (not sure if you are running via Windows or iOS). The printer setup utility was run on every PC that I was going to print from (I have 4 PCs always connected, but just the one printer).
Once completed, I have had a steady connection wirelessly to the printer for months. Even after turning printer off while on vacation - it reconnected automatically and quickly once turned back on, and all PCs can print to it with no issues.
As another poster mentioned - it could be that with the number of satellites you have - the printer connection could be bouncing between satellites which is why it was good at one point in time, then bad at another point in time. While I only have two satellites - my connection is pretty stable with it connecting to the router (which is in the same room as the printer) and staying connected to the router.