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Spezaled
Tutor
Apr 08, 2020
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Orbi AX 6000 and AT&T fiber gateway issue

I recently purchased the Orbi with WIFI 6 and planned on using them in AP mode to extend my U-verse Fiber gateway modem signal. Got the WiFi set up just fine but now my U-verse TV signal locks up afte...
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    Spezaled
    Apr 09, 2020
    So AT&T came out and configured the gateway so that it all works now. They kept the tv feeds going to the gateway, set it to IP pass through and turned off he WiFi. The Orbi had to be set to router mode, not AP mode because of an IP conflict. Everything is running again.
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FURRYe38
Guru
Apr 09, 2020

Is there more details on this switch method that you can share for us? 

Retired_Member wrote:

I have AT&T Fiber gigabit internet. I use the "dumb switch bypass method." It works excellent! However, it requires some IT knowledge. I completely have my AT&T gateway in the drawer, powered off. I'm using the RBK852 as my only gateway.