Orbi Adding additional satellite

[Cookie-Monster]

I have an Orbi RBK53 system (Router plus 2 satellites) which were delivered all with the same SSID and password.

I now wish to install an add-on satellite which came delivered with a different SSID and password.

Do I need to manually change the add-on satellite settings to be the same as the RBK system or will the system handle it automatically

[FURRYe38]

Factory reset the new satellite, wait for the top led to pulsate WHITE, hit the black sync button on back of the RBR then press the black sync button on the RBS. The new satellite should start to sync and the top led should turn BLUE.

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@Cookie-Monster wrote:

I have an Orbi RBK53 system (Router plus 2 satellites) which were delivered all with the same SSID and password.

I now wish to install an add-on satellite which came delivered with a different SSID and password.

Do I need to manually change the add-on satellite settings to be the same as the RBK system or will the system handle it automatically

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[Chuck_M]

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@Cookie-Monster wrote:

Do I need to manually change the add-on satellite settings to be the same as the RBK system or will the system handle it automatically

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When pairing it as described above, all settings will be modified automatically.

[Cookie-Monster]

To ask a silly question(from a novice in these matters) - if the satellite gets its SSID and password when it is synced to the router, why does a satellite have an SSID ?

[ekhalil]

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@Cookie-Monster wrote:

To ask a silly question(from a novice in these matters) - if the satellite gets its SSID and password when it is synced to the router, why does a satellite have an SSID ?

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The Satellite has an own SSID only before it's synced to a Router.

I think this is to enable the Router to find it and identify it as a Satellite.