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What will happen to satellites when disabling DHCP Server on Orbi Router (RBK53)
I'm going to use AdGuard Home as my local DNS server. Since Orbi is unable to deliver DNS Server over DHCP, i want to turn of the DHCP server functionality on the Orbi Router and have the adguard ho...
You need to set AP mode if your going to disable DHCP server. THe RBS will loose there IP address and no long work to service devices correctly.
https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7LOcJ8GdDo&app=desktop
Thanks mfur , but the router admin page shows an option to disable the DHCP server. So i do not wish to put the Routre into AP mode, i still need routing to my WAN, i just don't want DHCP. You say, disabling DHCP implicitly sets the router into AP mode?
Hi Kevin010, you can disable the Orbi DHCP server in both router and AP mode. I have successfully tested both options. The satellites will just get an IP address from the new DHCP server.