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Possible set up RBK23 with Ethernet backhaul
Hello Everyone,
So I'm looking to buy this Package from Amazon. The RBK23.
https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Orbi-Ultra-Performance-Whole-System/dp/B07CQDHPFT/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548227...
brettich wrote:
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One observation -I wish the wireless backhaul radios would shut off when they detect a wired backhaul. Running a wifi / spectrum analyzer you can see hidden the 2.4 & 5G backhaul radios blasting unused. I have no idea if this creates unnecessary "noise" and interference.
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The wireless backhaul hidden networks will not shut off when using wired backhaul. I guess they are meant to be standby to take over in case anything happens in the wired cable. You can manually shut them off using telnet commands if you wish.
The wireless backhaul hidden networks will not shut off when using wired backhaul. I guess they are meant to be standby to take over in case anything happens in the wired cable. You can manually shut them off using telnet commands if you wish.
I cannot find the interfaces / instructions on how to disable the wireless backhaul radios. I've spend the better part of the morning looking for them. Any ideas? I remember reading about it last week but can not find the post!
brettich wrote:
I cannot find the interfaces / instructions on how to disable the wireless backhaul radios. I've spend the better part of the morning looking for them. Any ideas? I remember reading about it last week but can not find the post!
To disable the backhaul, please follow the following steps:
- From browser go to the router's debug page (http://192.168.1.1/debug.htm). Use your router's IP address or http://orbilogin.com/debug.htm
- Enter admin as user name and your router’s management password
- Tick "Enable Telnet" option
- Use Telnet to connect to your Router telnet 192.168.1.1 and enter admin and the same password as above
- Enter the commands:
- config set endis_wla_2nd_radio=0
- config get wl5g_BACKHAUL_AP --> printout should be usually ath2
- ifconfig ath2 down --> ath2 is the output from the previous get command
The above is to disable the backhaul in the router. Please make sure that Daisy Chain is diabled so you will not have backhaul networks out of the satellites.
Good luck
FYI - if anyone is interested, I did end up disabling the wireless backhaul radios in the router (not sure they exist in the same way in the satellites).
However, after several weeks I did NOT notice any change / improvement (good or bad) to my WIFI environment so I just turned them back on and rebooted everything. Still have wired backhaul, but the wireless backhaul radios are running again in standby mode?...
I'd rather not mess with the underlying architecture unless absolutely necessary - I am sure Netgear has MUCH smarter engineers that me, I'll defer to their logic and reasoning ;-)
BR