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Cannot update device names/types
My system consists of 1 RBR50 and two RBS50 satellites running in AP mode behind a router with DHCP server. Ever since I performed the firmware update to 2.3.5.30 (although I'm not 100% sure if it's...
Thanks for the procedure.
As I said in the next post, I solved the problem myself. I have no idea why what I did din't work two times and then worked the third time I did it. What is different from your proposal is that my RBR does not do the DHCP binding, because it is set up as an AP.
The IP number comes from the router of my internet provider.
Perhaps something was wrong or needed to restart there...
Well that explains more. Well if the Orbi is in AP mode, then any DHCP reservations behaviors on the upstream router would need to be looked at there.
Something else to try later on if you want to, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ/ExposedHost or IP Pass-Through for the IP address the Orbi router gets from the modem. Then you can use the Orbi router in Router mode.
jtcommunity wrote:Thanks for the procedure.
As I said in the next post, I solved the problem myself. I have no idea why what I did din't work two times and then worked the third time I did it. What is different from your proposal is that my RBR does not do the DHCP binding, because it is set up as an AP.
The IP number comes from the router of my internet provider.
Perhaps something was wrong or needed to restart there...