Proper setup for RBR750 and 4 RBS750 satellites as Access Points
I have a 5000 sq/ft home and data drops in multiple rooms that I would like to leverage. I have an Orbi wifi6 system that I would like to use as access points. I have done the usual searching on YouTube for instruction but I am not coming up with anything decent. I set them all up myself based on some reading that I did and they work but the WiFi tends to drop often. It will go from a very solid connection to gone just like that while sitting still for a while. Then it comes back for a bit and we do the whole dance again a while later. My fear is, I may have set them up incorrectly and it is causing issues. I have them setup as wired but I don’t think I set the AP mode up correctly. For instance, I am not utilizing AP mode in the software, mainly because I could never get a signal when in that mode. Any help would be appreciated.
Re: Proper setup for RBR750 and 4 RBS750 satellites as Access Points
Access Point is an ambiguous term.
Any device that broadcasts a WiFi channel and accepts connections is (by definition) an "access point." Thus, the Orbi router, Orbi satellites, and any WiFi extenders that may be connected are all "access points".
The wrinkle is that a device which broadcasts a WiFi channel but does not perform any router functions is also called an "access point". Orbi satellites are a special type of access point in that they use software to form a mesh network which allows devices to roam seamlessly between the various units.
Every residential network requires at least one router to perform essential functions, such as:
Creating a local area network (LAN) and assigning IP addresses to devices connected to that LAN.
Informing those devices of the proper
IP subnet to use
Gateway IP to reach devices that are not on the LAN (i.e. the internet)
IP address to resolve domain names into IPs. (typically the router itself)
Resolving domain names into IP addresses
Concealing devices on the LAN behind Network Address Translation (NAT)
and a host of other "router things".
If the Internet Service Provider (ISP) has installed a modem or Optical Network Termination (ONT) unit but has not installed a combination modem/router/wifi device (which they often do), then the Orbi RBR750 must be kept in router mode.
If the ISP has installed a combination unit, then the customer has several options:
Leave the Orbi in router mode and be aware that specific applications cannot be done when there are two routers (search for Double NAT to see examples).
Place the ISP device into "modem only" mode (sometimes called "bridge" or "passthrough" mode).
Put the Orbi router into the ISP device DMZ.
OR....... put the Orbi RBR750 into Access Point (AP) mode.
The problem described is almost certainly not what 'mode' the RBR750 is in.
Can you please explain in more detail:
What ISP device is installed?
What the Orbi web interface Attached Devices says about the (4) RBS750 satellites?
I have a 5k Sq ft home, 3 story and only use two RBS.
@Chester0711 wrote: I have a 5000 sq/ft home and data drops in multiple rooms that I would like to leverage. I have an Orbi wifi6 system that I would like to use as access points. I have done the usual searching on YouTube for instruction but I am not coming up with anything decent. I set them all up myself based on some reading that I did and they work but the WiFi tends to drop often. It will go from a very solid connection to gone just like that while sitting still for a while. Then it comes back for a bit and we do the whole dance again a while later. My fear is, I may have set them up incorrectly and it is causing issues. I have them setup as wired but I don’t think I set the AP mode up correctly. For instance, I am not utilizing AP mode in the software, mainly because I could never get a signal when in that mode. Any help would be appreciated.
