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Orbi RBR850 - new setup - cannot change SSID
RBR850 V4.6.14.3_2.3.12 I am not able to change the SSID of this system without causing it to fail. This is a new Orbi system to replace my older Orbi, so I was trying to set the SSID to the ol...
-firmware is current.
-router has been reset over a dozen times trying to get this to work.
-Wired is the only way to even configure because it stops working as soon as you change the SSID from the default.
-WPA2-PSK [AES] ; however I have also tried this with no security as well.
setting the guest wifi to the old router's SSID works fine. But changing the default Orbi SSID causes the issues.
What FW version is actually loaded?
What browser are you using for the setup wizard process?
And this is with the RBS turned OFF as well?
How many RBS do you have?
Size of home in sq feet please.