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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.
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.
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.
