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tg88
Aspirant
Jun 10, 2021
Solved

Orbi AX4200 RBK753 - Wifi always connect to main router and not Satellite

Hi I just bought the  Netgear Orbi AX4200 with 1 router and 2 satellites. Using the Orbi app, the Network Map says 2x Satellites connected and online. However, I noticed all my wifi devices seem t...
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    tg88
    Jun 10, 2021

    Problem solved. 

    I just hope this is not a used product sold to me from the shop.

     

    From the browser ORBI settings (attached devices), I noticed something odd.

     

    My default router IP address is 192.168.1.1

     

    The addresses I am seeing from the UI as followed.

    Satellite 1 IP address - 192.168.1.5

    Satellite 2 IP address - 192.168.0.43 <----- different subnet!

     

    How did this device end up with different subnet? is this a glitch?

    To solve this problem, i have to factory reset with a pin and now I am getting the

    correct subnet IP 192.168.1.7 from DHCP

     

     

     

     

     

     

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titaniumrx8
Apprentice
Jun 10, 2021
The satellites have MAC addresses. When I initially set up the satellites they grabbed 192.168.1.2 and. 3
Then I added the. 2 and .3 addresses to the MAC reservation table so they'd never get bumped elsewhere.