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RBR760 confusion
I just upgraded(?) from my RBR50 system that was running 2 access points. One with 3 satellites, the other with one satellite. Each AP had separate SSID and password. I purchase one RBR60 syste...
It's not recommended to have more than one Orbi system running under one home or building. This could cause problems and be problematic for Orbi systems and the Orbi app.
What is the size of this home in sq ft?
Orbi systems are designed to have one SSID name only that comes from all devices, the router and satellites.
What is the model# of the Modem? Seems like there is a router here?
House is 2500 sq ft on 3 levels. Before you say one AP should suffice, due to the construction method used, the area with the primary 760 AP is like being in a Farady shield. A different brand couldn't connect to satellite that was only separated by 1 level and 10 ft horizontally. As note the old RBR 50 systems worked fine, no problem with separte APs in the same house. Set up this way as there are IOT devices that were too far for reliable connection to the main AP and its satellites .Again Farady effect.
As for the router it is a Bell HomeHub 3000 fibre optic modem supplying signal for internet, TV and phone. Unfortunately there is no way to operate it in bridge mode, hence the AP use on the 760s. Other things I've read didn't suggest any problem running two AP with separate SSID.
You should look into some Power Line adapters to help with getting the RBS ethernet connected if the building is inhibitive wifi signal.
Having two systems in such a small home will not work well and will cause noise and interferences. One system with the router and one or two maybe RBS deployed with some power line adapters to help get them ethernet connected would be suggested to take a look into.
Thank you for your thoughts, however not a fan of power line adapters. They produce their own problems. As noted the previous mesh had no issues that I'm seeing with the new setup. The APs are set with different channels assigned as recommended. The fact that the APs seem to think the other (each hardwired) AP is a satellite just strikes me strange. I can live with it as I'm not experiencing connection issues other than last night my one AP seemed to caused a "alleged" network attack coming from my workstation which is hardwired to a separte port on the modem. Bit stange my security softwared detected it as did the security software on one of my NAS.
Any thoughts why the APs are showing a completely different IP for the one device? I've done a fair share of networking and that one is different.
Might try some MOCA adapters as well.
To avoid having same subnet as 1st system. You can manually set static IP address configuration for AP mode which is what I do for any AP mode Orbi system I put online:
Static IP Address Configuration for AP Mode | NETGEAR Communities
You may run into issues with same model RBS seeing the other system and may cause problems. Why it's not recommended having two same model systems under one roof in such a small space. Will be problematic at best.
Good Luck.