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Orbi AX6000 with ATT Uverse Modem set to IP Passthrough?
Hi Orbi and Netgear Gurus, I'm new here and am thinking of purchasing the Orbi AX6000 Wifi 6 Mesh system as a massive upgrade to my seriously aging Apple Airport Extreme system. I only have t...
Success! Well, partial success. Circle Disney not working. But That's a different forum, right?
Here are the settings and it actually really went smoothly:
1) removed my old routers and extenders (old Airport Extremes)
2) plugged my iMac directly into the Arris NVG599 Uverse Modem via ethernet, connected via browser using 192.168.1.254
3) Went to Firewall/Packet Filter, disabled Packet Filter
4) Went to Firewall/IP Passthrough, enabled IP Passthrough, selected "DHCPS Fixed" and then manualle entered the Orbi Router's MAC Address. Set the Passthrough lease for one day, 10 minutes.
5) Plugged my iMac directly into the Orbi via ethernet, restarted the Arris Uverse Modem
6) Connected the Orbi's WAN port to the Arris WAN port, plugged in the Orbi
7) Tried logging into the Arris once it restarted to see if I could see it through the Orbi. YES!
8) Logged into the Orbi using the web interface Orbilogin.com, registered prodict, followed automatic setup. It managed to get an internet connection right away! Sweet!
9) Placed my Orbi Satellite, plugged it in, and it managed to synch with the router with a solid blue light. Super sweet!
10) Went around to every device (about 30) and either turned off/turned on wifi or forgot network/relogged back in to clear out any crap (whatever that might have been.
Now, when I log onto the Orbi, I can see all my devices and everything seems to be working great! I already see ain improvement in page loading streaming speeds. Great stuff!
As I mentioned at the top, I still have to figure out how to get CIrcle Disney back online, and my Sonos system took a hit that took about an hour to reset. Turns out I had to reset every speaker AND re-pair my surround and base speakers to the Sonos Playbase. But that's all behind me and so I think I'm in the home stretch.
THANK YOU for helping Furry and everyone else!
I recently installed the RBK853 system with AT&T gigabit, and it's working perfectly. There should be no need for you to change your internet router settings. The orbi will use the router as an internet gateway. I found that the orbi default settings worked just fine. If you replace your existing AirPort Extreme with the Orbi and use the Orbi as a DHCP server (its default setting), there should be no need for you to put the Orbi in AP mode. I previously attempted to leave in place my existing LAN router (which has more robust firewall capacity than the Orbi) and use the Orbi in AP mode, but i could not it to work. After 3 calls with netgear support, I finally gave up and removed the original router and am using the Orbi's firewall.
Thank you Tgorelick - I get my Orbi AX6000's on Tuesday so I'll let you know how it goes. I'll start first by just going for the Orbi default settings, but I fear that's setting up a double NAT issue. (did I get that right, where both the Orbi and the Arris Modem are trying to deal out IP addresses?) At present, the Airport Extreme is hardwired to the Arris and the Airport is in Bridge Mode.
If the default settings on Orbi don't work, my next step is to turn off packet filtering and set IP Passthrough on the Arris to fixed DHCP and assign the Orbi Mac address to the Arris to pass along the WAN address (hope I'm saying all this right - literally tens of tech support pages from both here and AT&T to figure this out!)
Either way, I've warned my family that this networking novice is gonna need several hours to get it all sorted! Plus I have to get Circle Disney working - (they said hardwire Circle to the Orbi Router BEFORE powering up the satellite), THEN I gotta get the satellite synched (in a room a long way from router so I'll try wireless first but if signal isn't good then ethernet)... I have a feeling it's gonna be a long day!
I recommend getting the Orbi system setup up first with the ISP modem and make sure it works before adding any Circle support.
MatinicusRock wrote:Thank you Tgorelick - I get my Orbi AX6000's on Tuesday so I'll let you know how it goes. I'll start first by just going for the Orbi default settings, but I fear that's setting up a double NAT issue. (did I get that right, where both the Orbi and the Arris Modem are trying to deal out IP addresses?) At present, the Airport Extreme is hardwired to the Arris and the Airport is in Bridge Mode.
If the default settings on Orbi don't work, my next step is to turn off packet filtering and set IP Passthrough on the Arris to fixed DHCP and assign the Orbi Mac address to the Arris to pass along the WAN address (hope I'm saying all this right - literally tens of tech support pages from both here and AT&T to figure this out!)
Either way, I've warned my family that this networking novice is gonna need several hours to get it all sorted! Plus I have to get Circle Disney working - (they said hardwire Circle to the Orbi Router BEFORE powering up the satellite), THEN I gotta get the satellite synched (in a room a long way from router so I'll try wireless first but if signal isn't good then ethernet)... I have a feeling it's gonna be a long day!
Okay Furry that's what I'll do - thanks. Today's the day!
