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Retired_Member
Apr 26, 2022RBR850 - Satellites will not appear in web interface
I've had these set up for a while in Router mode. Satellites worked flawlessly. I moved them to a hardwired back channel. Still worked flawlessly. But when I flipped them to AP mode they all three...
- Apr 27, 2022
Retired_Member wrote:I have all three (router and both satellites) plugged into a switch and the switch plugged into the LAN side of a modem.
Are you saying the satellites need to connect to the router and the router then connects to the LAN side of the modem?
Retired_Member
Apr 26, 2022I have all three (router and both satellites) plugged into a switch and the switch plugged into the LAN side of a modem.
Are you saying the satellites need to connect to the router and the router then connects to the LAN side of the modem?
plemans
Apr 26, 2022Guru - Experienced User
the satellites need to come from the lan side of the router when connected with a wired backhaul. And the router in ap mode should have its internet coming into the wan port.
So internet connection----router wan port---->lan ports-----switch/satellites.
The satellites can be connected to the switch or the router. They just need the direct connection to the lan side