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Using the orbi as a standalone router with fibre optic
I want to be able to just use the orbi router instead of having a modem along side it as a bridge. how would I set it up to just be standalone when my internet is fibre optics? I've done everything it...
Routers and a modems do different things in terms of supplying your internet connection.
There are some devices out there that can do both router and modem functions together in one unit, but they aren't very common (long story).
Orbi is not one of those devices... The Orbi system is a routing device exclusively - it requires a seperate modem to be connected to it in order to produce your wifi network....
Internet cable coming into your house -> Modem -> Orbi -> (wifi) -> your various internet toys
But it's a router and the whole purpose I got it was to use it as a standalone
Routers and a modems do different things in terms of supplying your internet connection.
There are some devices out there that can do both router and modem functions together in one unit, but they aren't very common (long story).
Orbi is not one of those devices... The Orbi system is a routing device exclusively - it requires a seperate modem to be connected to it in order to produce your wifi network....
Internet cable coming into your house -> Modem -> Orbi -> (wifi) -> your various internet toys