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How do I: CAX80 >> RBR850 >> RBS850 as Mesh Extenders
I may have overbought. I thought I understood the product's capabilities. I am at a loss.
So I have a CAX80, which works great but I need more coverage. I've also got the RBK852-100NAS Orbi AX6000 Tri-band Mesh WiFi 6 System (2-pack). My plan was to use the RBR-850 as a wireless access point and leverage the meshiness of the Orbi's to cover the rest of the house.
For the life of me, I cannot figure out how to make this work.
I've set the RBR to AP mode. I've set the RBR's SSID to be the same as the CAX80's. I've set the CAX80 to give the RBR a static IP (to make troubleshooting easier...I hope). But if you connect to the RBR, there's no internet. What the heck am I doing wrong?!?
Thanks in advance, I feel stupid and very frustrated.
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While both CAX80 and RBK850 series are good, they are not wifi interchangable or MESHable with each other.
You can do the following:
1. Use both CAX80 and RBK850 series as two separate wifi SSID systems.
2. Disable the wifi radios on the CAX80 and set the RBK850 series to AP mode:
https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7LOcJ8GdDo&app=desktop
https://kb.netgear.com/26765/Disabled-Features-on-the-Router-when-set-to-AP-Mode3. Configurre the CAX80 for modem only mode and use the RBK850 series in router mode.
4. Return the RBK850 series and get EAX80 extender(s) to work with the CAX80 in router and wifi mode.
FURRYe38 wrote:While both CAX80 and RBK850 series are good, they are not wifi interchangable or MESHable with each other.
You can do the following:
1. Use both CAX80 and RBK850 series as two separate wifi SSID systems.
2. Disable the wifi radios on the CAX80 and set the RBK850 series to AP mode:
https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7LOcJ8GdDo&app=desktop
https://kb.netgear.com/26765/Disabled-Features-on-the-Router-when-set-to-AP-Mode3. Configurre the CAX80 for modem only mode and use the RBK850 series in router mode.
4. Return the RBK850 series and get EAX80 extender(s) to work with the CAX80 in router and wifi mode.
Thanks for that. Yeah, the EAX80 was definitely one I was thinking of. It's a shame because I think the Orbis are solid but like the CAX80 better. I guess that's the route I'll go down. Thanks again.
Good Luck.
