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barryjoossen
Jul 25, 2018Aspirant
Laptop can't find RBK50 wifi network
My HP Pavilion laptop can't find my Orbi RKB50 (firmware v2.1.4.16) wireless network. My laptop is running on W10 and has a b/g/n wifi adapter. My other devices (Macbook Pro, Iphone 6s, Iphone 7) are...
- Jul 25, 2018
Suggestions are only temporarily to see if you can get the adapter to work. You can go back to normal configurations after testing.
Try changing SSID name as well. Something simple with a simple PW and test. change back after testing.
FURRYe38
Jul 25, 2018Guru - Experienced User
What was the old SSID?
barryjoossen
Jul 25, 2018Aspirant
It was the default name. I changed it and the Windows laptop found the Orbi network. I changed it back to default, and the Windows laptop still found the Orbi network.