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Devices not connecting to rbs750p satellite
Not sure if I made a mistake when buying this and setting this up. Bought a CBR750 cable modem/router with one RBS750 satellite. Realized that was not good enough for a large single story house and bought an add-on satellite RBS750P a few days later. The network is currently daisy-chained via 5GHz:
Router (far east corner of house) -> RBS750P (1 bedroom over to the NW, 30ft-ish away) -> RBS750 (1 bedroom over to the NW, 30ft-ish away).
Nothing but the 2nd satellite is connected to the RBS750P. I have tried rebooting, reversing the location with the other satellite, but no connections are made to RBS750P (no mobile devices either).
I need to buy another satellite because of devices on the far west (an old home with a super weird layout), which are hanging on by a thread by connecting either to the router (!!!) or maybe to the RBS750. It seems almost impossible to get another RBS750. Is the P in the satellite model number actually an issue here? What am I missing? I am okay with rebooting and changing settings via the app or the browser login with good instructions but other than that I have to give up.
What am I missing? I want coverage for the house with what I currently have plus one additional satellite, is this possible? Or did I buy the wrong satellites to add on?
Thank you for your patience with a not so tech-savvy person
Add. info: Firmware router: V4.6.14.4 (CBR750)
Firmware satellite 1: V4.6.14.3 (RBS750)
Firmware satellite 2: V6.3.8.5 (RBS750P)
Need to downgrade all RBS to FW that is on the CBK750s web page so they are on the V4 version:
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The RBS750P which is really a RBS350 series, isn't compatible with the CBR750 and RBS750.
https://kb.netgear.com/000065169/Which-Orbi-routers-and-satellites-are-compatible
I recommend you find another RBS750 actual unit to use if you need more coverage.
What is the size of the home in sq feet?
Thank you for this info and for getting on this so quickly, I actually looked at that table earlier today and could not find the RBS750P... The house is 4000sqft (longish, too). Since I wanted to eliminate one device I felt that Xfinity only made the CBR750 an option.
Out of curiosity: even if the Orbi app did not complain about the new satellite and shows it as connected (still shows daisy-chained in) it is not really compatible? I bought the new satellite from BestBuy after searching for add-on satellites and missed the additional P đ
Am I understanding correctly that I need to find (a potentially used/refurbished) RBS750 to make this work? Any other suggestions? TIA!Ya not really compatible.
Look for other RBS750s on Amazon, ebay or shopgoodwill.
In a pinch, NGs EAX series wifi extenders could work as a remote wifi extender. Will connect, just won't integrate like RBS will with Orbi app.