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Can the Orbi Satellites be set up as wired ACCESS POINTS instead of WIFI MESH?
I live in a concrete apartment in Hong Kong and the walls are thick concrete with iron rebar between them so wifi cannot pass through them no matter how close the satellites are to the router and the...
For wired back haul:
Set up IP address reservations for each satellite and devices on the router as you add them to the router. The satellites need to be set up via wireless first. Then connect 1 satellite at a time to the ethernet LAN cable. Wait 5 minutes and the top led on the satellite should turn on BLUE. Set up an IP address reservation for the 1st satellite. Continue to do the same thing for the 2nd satellite. Then follow up with your devices.