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cboudard
Apr 02, 2020Aspirant
Orbi Wifi 6 AP vs Router mode performance
Hello, I have an Orbi AX on the ARRIS BGW210-700 gateway for my AT&T 1GB connection. I could use the Orbi in AP mode with my Arris gateway as router or I could use the Orbi in router mode and my ...
FURRYe38
Apr 04, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Thats automatic and by design when the setup wizard detects the up stream modem or router is using the same 192.168.1.1 IP address string. Orbi avoids this by changing to 10.something. Once you changed the modem to something different, then Orbi can use .1.1. again.
ZOOShen
Apr 05, 2020Star
If you don’t use Satellite via Ethernet backhaul, Keep Orbi in AP mode until NG fixes current firmware.