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WilliamGr
Feb 07, 2024Guide
Wired satellite not showing up on Attached Devices
I'm having this exact issue, and it's driving me insane. Just picked up a RBK963. Everything working great, but I need to put the router into AP mode. So I did that, and all was well (as long as I us...
WilliamGr
Feb 09, 2024Guide
Indeed! The key was finding out why, which I didn’t. 😂
I had to put new heads on the cables as the Ethernet run to each room was just the wire and nothing else. I gave up on one of the rooms and succeeded in my office where previously a satellite was. Gigabit works great there, so perhaps a kink in the run to one of the other rooms. No big deal to have the main Orbi there, of course. Works perfectly. For now, though, I’ve reverted everything until new wall plates arrive tomorrow. At least progress has been made, and I thank you for your help thus far! I’ll update as soon as it’s all finished, of course.
I had to put new heads on the cables as the Ethernet run to each room was just the wire and nothing else. I gave up on one of the rooms and succeeded in my office where previously a satellite was. Gigabit works great there, so perhaps a kink in the run to one of the other rooms. No big deal to have the main Orbi there, of course. Works perfectly. For now, though, I’ve reverted everything until new wall plates arrive tomorrow. At least progress has been made, and I thank you for your help thus far! I’ll update as soon as it’s all finished, of course.
WilliamGr
Feb 10, 2024Guide
And it’s all done. All satellites showing up. Everything working (for now). I’m reminded that WiFi is still so… dumb, for lack of a better word. Devices connecting to satellites far away rather than the one close to it etc. On my TP-Link setup prior to getting these Orbis I had the ability to assign devices to a preferred satellite (for devices that don’t move). No such ability on the Orbis.
Ah well. Not going to worry about it. Thanks again for all your help. It’s been invaluable.
Ah well. Not going to worry about it. Thanks again for all your help. It’s been invaluable.
- FURRYe38Feb 10, 2024Guru - Experienced User
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. 📡