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grinsma
Jun 08, 2022Aspirant
RBR750/RBS750 will not pair in AP mode
If I factory reset the two devices and it comes back in Router mode the system works fine, and the satellite comes up good and we are great. If I move over to AP mode the satellite will not connect...
- Jun 09, 2022
Yes that’s it. The RBR (in AP mode) needs to be connected to the router via its WAN port.
grinsma
Jun 08, 2022Aspirant
So, in a ditch effort, I attempted one last process.
I plugged the RBR into the intended router using the WAN port and factory reset both the RBR and RBS. I configured the RBR via the web console and verified that the RBS came into the console "good" and connected.
I flipped the device over to AP mode, changing _nothing_ but the mode and leaving it DHCP.
Once it was complete I just left it and although the RBS _did_ go Megenta, after a time it went out and the RBR console showed it "good".
I wonder, if it was the WAN port? As I think that is the only thing I changed. I'm used to the idea that in AP mode the WAN port is best to be left alone as it generally either shuts off or fails. This time I just left it.
Either way. I unplugged the RBS, put it where it belongs, and it's working.
FURRYe38
Jun 09, 2022Guru
FYI for ALL NG router products in AP mode, NG intends that the WAN port on the AP mode device be used to connect to the host router when in AP mode.
Glad you got it working. Please mark your thread as solved so others will know. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Enjoy. 📡
grinsma wrote:
So, in a ditch effort, I attempted one last process.
I plugged the RBR into the intended router using the WAN port and factory reset both the RBR and RBS. I configured the RBR via the web console and verified that the RBS came into the console "good" and connected.
I flipped the device over to AP mode, changing _nothing_ but the mode and leaving it DHCP.
Once it was complete I just left it and although the RBS _did_ go Megenta, after a time it went out and the RBR console showed it "good".
I wonder, if it was the WAN port? As I think that is the only thing I changed. I'm used to the idea that in AP mode the WAN port is best to be left alone as it generally either shuts off or fails. This time I just left it.
Either way. I unplugged the RBS, put it where it belongs, and it's working.