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rconn
Dec 13, 2022Aspirant
RBR760 can not connect smart plug
I've tried as much as I can and read/watch videos on setting up a smart device on an Orbi RBR760 mesh router and even when my phone (Pixel 6) says I'm on 2.4g the smart plug won't connect. The app ti...
CrimpOn
Dec 13, 2022Guru - Experienced User
I have an outdoor Teckin smart plug. It has been (probably) over a year, but I do not recall doing anything unusual to connect it to an Orbi RBR50. (I have since replaced it with a KASA outdoor plug because I had far too many different brands and KASA are my "go to" smart plugs.) If I can find the Teckin, I'll install it again to see what happens.
- rconnDec 13, 2022Aspirant
I'll try purchasing some Kasa plugs. I've had the Teckins since April of 2020 and they worked great with my Nighthawk router and at the shop with a Comcast supplied modem/router. Maybe the software in the plugs has changed enough over the last couple years that a newer plug is required?!
- CrimpOnDec 13, 2022Guru - Experienced User
rconn wrote:
Maybe the software in the plugs has changed enough over the last couple years that a newer plug is required?!
Well........ maybe. (but I doubt it).
If there are Teckin plugs working in other locations, that is one reason to "keep with one brand". One app can control them all.