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Re: RBR853 - Disable NAT and Routing, but keep Mesh?

packet_gnome
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RBR853 - Disable NAT and Routing, but keep Mesh?

Hello all.

 

I have an RBR853 mesh set up at home.  Works well.

 

I am looking to place the RBR853 mesh network behind a firewall, which will be doing NAT and routing outound (towards Internet - multiple uplinks) and inbound (looking to break out multiple VLANs via a switch to segent the inside home network).

 

In this scerario, I would prefer to eliminate the layer of NAT, routing, and DHCP service provided by the RBR853 base, and have these services provided by the firewall instead.  I am aware that I can turn the Orbi system into AP-only mode, which would do this - BUT my question is, if I switch the Orbi system to AP-only mode, do I lose the mesh capability of the Orbi system?

 

Dave

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FURRYe38
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FURRYe38
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Re: RBR853 - Disable NAT and Routing, but keep Mesh?

And No. 

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CrimpOn
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Re: RBR853 - Disable NAT and Routing, but keep Mesh?


@packet_gnome wrote:

my question is, if I switch the Orbi system to AP-only mode, do I lose the mesh capability of the Orbi system?


No.  Orbi remains a "mesh" for WiFi devices connected to the Orbi.

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