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Re: Connecting RBR50 to the new LBR20 4G router.

Connecting RBR50 to the new LBR20 4G router.

Hi I am currently running a RBR50 and RBS50 with wired backhaul. The RBR50 is connected to a HUAWEI 4G router that I am running in bridge mode to provide my internet access. The Huawei is in the top of my house so it is near the external antenna connections and the RBR50 is a far distance away. I stumbled across the Orbi LBR20 LTE router that is coming out in August and am thinking I could use this to replace the Huawei and provide better coverage of WiFi to the top part of my house in one go. However not sure if I can connect the LBR20 to the RBR50, I guess one device would need the “router” functionality disabled ie DHCP etc. Anyone looked at this or anything similar? Would be a shame to have to replace the RBR50 which was only purchased just over a year ago. The LBR20 has two Ethernet ports but I couldn’t find if it supports wired backhaul.
Model: RBR50|Orbi AC3000 Tri-band WiFi Router, RBS40|Orbi AC2200 Tri-band WiFi Add-on Satellite
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FURRYe38
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Re: Connecting RBR50 to the new LBR20 4G router.

The RBR and LBR would be separate wifi systems. You could possibly connect the RBK to the LBR and configure the RBK for AP node using separate SSID names. 

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webwude
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Re: Connecting RBR50 to the new LBR20 4G router.

I have almost the same situation: Huawei LTE Router with DMZ, Orbi RBR50 and 3 satellites RBS50.

What would the options to combine this with an LBR20? Could the RBR50 act like another satellite?
Any ideas?
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Re: Connecting RBR50 to the new LBR20 4G router.

The conclusion I came to is you can’t use the RBR50 as there is no option to run it in “satellite” mode so you cannot have true mesh setup combining it with the LTE router. There are articles around changing the firmware on the RBR50 to effectively make it a RBS50 but this sounds risky and I don’t have the time to mess around with it. I believe the only official supported thing is to replace the RBR50 with and another RBS50, but given how much I have already spent on this kit, and the cost of adding another RBS50 it’s not something I am going to rush out and do.
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FURRYe38
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Re: Connecting RBR50 to the new LBR20 4G router.

@Ozmeister2019 @webwude 

The RBR50 can't be used as a satellite. Only works in router or wired AP mode. 

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webwude
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Re: Connecting RBR50 to the new LBR20 4G router.

So it is either
LBR20
or
Huawei LTE Router and RBR50?
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Mstrbig
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Re: Connecting RBR50 to the new LBR20 4G router.


@webwude wrote:
So it is either
LBR20
or
Huawei LTE Router and RBR50?

Yes, and it appears the LBR20 is having problems with Verizon. I'm assuming CDMA may not be supported, since it does not support Sprint, and Verizon is CDMA.

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webwude
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Re: Connecting RBR50 to the new LBR20 4G router.

And the whole network will be slower I guess, RBR50 + 3 satellites RBS50 (AC3000) compared to AC2200 with LBR20.

Maybe I will give it a try anyway...
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Mstrbig
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Re: Connecting RBR50 to the new LBR20 4G router.


@webwude wrote:
And the whole network will be slower I guess, RBR50 + 3 satellites RBS50 (AC3000) compared to AC2200 with LBR20.

Maybe I will give it a try anyway...

Yes The RBK53 system is hard to beat speed and coverage wise. 

You could run the LBR20 as another router off your Orbi RBR50. Plug a cable from a LAN port on the RBR50 to the WAN port on the LBR20 and configure it. There are other ways to have them on the same subnet, but that's another story.

 

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webwude
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Re: Connecting RBR50 to the new LBR20 4G router.

Sure. But for that it is a rather expensive LTE Router 😉
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Mstrbig
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Re: Connecting RBR50 to the new LBR20 4G router.


@webwude wrote:
Sure. But for that it is a rather expensive LTE Router 😉

Agreed, I just put it out there if you absolutely wanted to use it?

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webwude
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Re: Connecting RBR50 to the new LBR20 4G router.

I might get the opportunity to test it for free 😉 but the current setup is quite stable...

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