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Help Changing Orbi from AP back to Router (Verizon AP mode to Comcast Router)
I have successfully been using my Orbi system (RBK23) in AP mode when I had Verizon and was using their Quantum Gateway (turning off their Wifi and everything going through the Orbi's Wifi in AP mode...
Yes I am trying to go to Orbilogin.net from a laptop computer (not the app). Either way I cannot get into the management console to make this flip. The SSID is broadcasting but will not allow me to connect to the console (on my laptop and iPad is says "no internet" under the SSID connection name. Web app won't let me do squat on the iPad and laptop takes me to a page saying it cannot connect.
Sorry you are going through this. One thing is "guaranteed to work". Perform a "factory reset" on the Orbi. Stick the end of a paperclip into the tiny "reset" hole next to the power plug and hold it until the power LED turns amber and then begins to blink. This resets the Orbi to the way "it came out of the box." It will be in router mode and ready for configuration. The laptop with an ethernet cord can be connected to the router. Open a browser and connect to http://192.168.1.1. The login is "admin" and "password".
For most of us, a factory reset is a dreaded "last resort" because we have spend so much time customizing the Orbi router functions: IP assignments, names of devices, VPN, etc. When the Orbi is in AP mode, a lot of that activity takes place on the router, so you may not have lost much work.
Good Luck!