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Keemostrauby
Nov 06, 2023Follower
Orbi AX6000 RBR850
I have recently added T-Mobile 5G Internet to my property. Can the Orbi AX6000 be set up with that equipment?
CrimpOn
Nov 06, 2023Guru - Experienced User
If this is the device that T-Mobile delivered, then the RBR850 system should simply "plug in".
https://www.t-mobile.com/home-internet/gateway
The T-Mobile description makes it pretty clear that their intention is for customers to add Google WiFi units to create a mesh. Using the T-Mobile device to provide internet to a separate mesh WiFi system has several obvious issues:
- You would want to disable the WiFi6 4x4 WiFi so that it does not interfere with your own mesh system.
- Having two routers in the home network creates potential problems for specific applications, typically
- Some types of internet gaming
- Allowing access to resources on your network from the internet
- Allowing VPN access to your network from the internet
- (internet search for Double NAT will provide more information.)
- If two routers impact actual usage, then there are a number of solutions:
- The easiest is to place the T-Mobile device into "Bridge" or "Passthrough" mode so that it performs no router functions.
- Another solution is to define the IP address of the Orbi router as part of the T-Mobile router's DMZ.
- Another solution is to put the Orbi router into Access Point (AP) mode, which allows the T-Moblle router to manage the entire network.
- These issues depend on how much control the T-Mobile "app" gives customers over their device.
If T-Mobile has a customer community forum, my guess is this topic will have been discussed many times.