Orbi RBR 850 and Australian NBN

Hi, this is my first post here. My question is can an Orbi RBR 850 connect directly to an Arris CM8200 Cable Modem? I'm in Australia, and my current setup is a NBN Arris Cable modem connected to my I...

jobyfam

Guide

Oct 07, 2022

Thanks for prompt reply. Yeah, I've seen all these options over the last few weeks of investigating . What I was asking is whether I can remove the ISP's Smart Modem/router all together, and connect the Orbi directly into the NBN Cable Modem which is upstream from the ISP's Smart Modem/Router. As mentioned, at present my setup is NBN Cable modem(Arris CM8200), downstream to ISP's Smart Modem/Router(not in bridge mode, just wifi disabled), downstream to Orbi RBR850 (+ satellite). Works fine.

thanks again

CrimpOn

Guru - Experienced User

Oct 07, 2022

Will take just a minute to find out, as long as the Orbi is in 'router' mode. My guess is, "certainly."

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Orbi RBR 850 and Australian NBN