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Process to setting up a new Orbi (AX4200) replacing an older Orbi (RBR50)
I just purchased a new Orbi system (AX4200) to replace my older Orbi system (RBR50). I was wondering about the process to setting up the new system. I don't want to have to change the network name ...
mdubbs wrote:I just purchased a new Orbi system (AX4200) to replace my older Orbi system (RBR50). I was wondering about the process to setting up the new system. I don't want to have to change the network name and password.
What I have done every time I replace a WiFi router is configure the new WiFi with exactly the same SSID and password as the old one.
- The allows all of my WiFi devices to connect automatically to the new system. No configuration required.
- It also allows me to "go back" and swap the old system in place of the new one and every device connects automatically.
Sometimes I wish I had picked a more exciting SSID 10 years ago, but "that's life".