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Add a 973 Router to a current 970 Mesh System
I bought 2 Orbi 970 3-pack Mesh Systems and I want to set them up as one fully-meshed network in 4 different construction trailers. One router is setup already with one 970 satellite hard-wired for ...
Yes, it should work.
Thanks CrimpOn! That's interesting, I thought this being a "full-mesh" system, that it would provide seamless roaming between all APs. I understand what you are saying about separate radios... but once they mesh into one network, wouldn't APs number 3-7 act the same as APs 1 & 2?
You mentioned a residential system... I'm learning now that this 973 System is intended for residential. Is there a business solution that you would recommend instead?
I just set the 2nd router to AP mode and set it to get its IP via DHCP (that's what I meant before), and changed its SSID and password to the same as the original router, and tried to add it as a satellite to the original network, but the app is not finding it. I'm thinking it's still stuck in router mode... why did it ask me for SSID and password? Other satellites didn't ask that when I added them to the network. Going back to check the configs....