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Orbi RBR20 router magenta light remains on - I want it off
This problem has only existed since moved to a wired backhaul. Everything else works fine. Its configured as an Access Point. Only the Guest SSID is appears in neighbourhood device WiFi lists, I often see 200+ mbps down in any part of the house. I've managed to get IP addresses to the satellites so they are in the network kit part of our address range. The problem is present regardless of whether I hook all the kit to the museum-piece switch I have to use to get wired backhaul to work or subsequently move the satellites to the green switch that serves the rest of the house which the router wifi signal has no chance of reaching.
Its all fairly stable but there is this damn magenta light.
If I cover it up, I compromise the ventilation so what do I do?
And no, I'm not going to live with it. I bought via Amazon, so I can still send it back. I can't find anything on the web page. Any ideas?
FURRYe38 wrote:So even with the RBS and this switch disconnected from the RBR does the RBR top LED remain on?
What is the mfr and model# of this switch?
Confess, I only tried connectivity that was viable, i.e, plugged-in. But since you suggested it... even when the RJ45 is removed, it still slowly pulses white. I've powered off, paused and turned it back on again. It flashed white for a while but now... the light has gone out!! Ha! Well done FURRYe38!! Thank you.
Something noticed while testing to see what price I'm paying for this, is that the icon for the SBSs had changed to a Linux device in both cases. Odd, but I can live with that. Switches are a Netgear GS105 and a TP-link TL-SG1016DE BTW.
Again, thanks so much.
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Be sure the RBR is connected to the main host router using the Yellow WAN port in back of the RBR.
Pink means there isn't a good connection between the RBR and the host router, or the host router isn't giving any internet services to the RBR or the cable maybe bad.
Thanks, we're thinking similarly about this but Netgear sees it differently:
If, as I am. you want to use wired backhaul, you have to connect the router through a non-yellow socket - look closely at the diagram in the documentation. I confess, I only spotted this after vain attempts to connect the LAN lead which ultimately goes to the Internet, into the yellow socket as you suggested.
Have you been able to swap back to using the yellow socket (works fine with wiff backhaul) and still using wired backhaul?
I've never used the LAN ports for a primary connection to the main host router. I always use the yellow LAN port for the RBRs connection to the host router or a ISP Modem always. The the LAN ports are for direct connected RBS which if used will be wired backhaul in this configuration. IF the RBS are not wire connected then the back haul will be wireless.
