ORBI RBR50 Wired Backhaul not working

What FW version are you using? 

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wofie2a wrote:

I have been struggling for 2 days trying to get the wired backhaul working on my Orbi 853 setup with one Wired Backhaul and 1 Wireless Backhaul satellite.  I read a lot of posts that said you needed to wait 5 minutes for the satellite to register to no avail.  I finally solved the problem and I wanted to share it to help others.

 

There is a special sequence of events that need to occur to "register" the satellite as wired.  I had setup my Orbi per instructions, wireless connections for all and latest firmware.  I then moved my satellites to their final location and connected the satellite via the wired network connection to the router. The new locations of my satellites were not in wireless range of the router ( basement with thick concrete walls ).

 

In order for the wired connection to be "registered" it MUST be in wifi range of the router when connecting the ethernet wire.  You can then move it to its final placement in your home / business via ethernet wire.  If you try to connect the device by a wired connection without first connecting it ( with ethernet ) while it is in range of wireless, you will find that the satellite creates its own "open" wireless network of the same name as your wifi ( basically a stand alone access point ).  

 

Once I brought the sattelite into wireless range and connected it to the wired ethernet backhaul, I could then transport it to a place where it was not in wireless range of the router and it registered almost immediately upon booting.

This solved the mystery.  Hope this helps everyone.

Best

Wolfie

 

 

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