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RBR50 Orbi replacement with new model Orbi Mesh
If I replace my older Orbi Mesh Router RBR 50 with a RBK753S-100NAS Home Mesh WiFi 6 System model and give it the same name and password, will I have to reprogram my devices or will they automatically connect.
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Please post about this over in the Orbi AX forum:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/bd-p/en-home-orbi-ax
Any new Orbi configuration will need to be setup from scratch initally. You can use the same SSID name and PW and admin PW on the new system.
Good Luck.
jezroj wrote:If I replace my older Orbi Mesh Router RBR 50 with a RBK753S-100NAS Home Mesh WiFi 6 System model and give it the same name and password, will I have to reprogram my devices or will they automatically connect.
In my experience many of your devices will reconnect automatically and switchover to the new system. However, some may be remembering or linking other specific attributes of the wireless connection that have changed and these will need to be setup again. I've seen this occur with some older wireless printers, for example.
