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Cjjack77
Jan 25, 2025Follower
Nighthawk R9000 X10
I have the Nighthawk R9000 X10. I have dead zones in close proximity to the outside of my home and in my garage so I bought the Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 System to use as a AP. The problem I’m having is w...
plemans
Jan 26, 2025Guru - Experienced User
You can. I've done it a ton of times setting up systems.
So when you're x10 is setup how you want it, leave the orbi system disconnected while you're setting it up (skip the internet check part). Once its setup how you want (still disconnected), then put the orbi in access point modem. Plus a cable from the lan port on the x10 into the wan port on the orbi.
That should have you set up with the orbi in access point mode.
You don't change anything on the x10's wan/lan for access point mode. Only the orbi