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RBR750/RBS750 will not pair in AP mode
If I factory reset the two devices and it comes back in Router mode the system works fine, and the satellite comes up good and we are great. If I move over to AP mode the satellite will not connect...
Yes that’s it. The RBR (in AP mode) needs to be connected to the router via its WAN port.
So, in a ditch effort, I attempted one last process.
I plugged the RBR into the intended router using the WAN port and factory reset both the RBR and RBS. I configured the RBR via the web console and verified that the RBS came into the console "good" and connected.
I flipped the device over to AP mode, changing _nothing_ but the mode and leaving it DHCP.
Once it was complete I just left it and although the RBS _did_ go Megenta, after a time it went out and the RBR console showed it "good".
I wonder, if it was the WAN port? As I think that is the only thing I changed. I'm used to the idea that in AP mode the WAN port is best to be left alone as it generally either shuts off or fails. This time I just left it.
Either way. I unplugged the RBS, put it where it belongs, and it's working.
Yes that’s it. The RBR (in AP mode) needs to be connected to the router via its WAN port.
Why? Do you know? That is counter to everything I've ever known.
Good question 😊 I guess it’s that the RBR still needs to manage (sync, etc) the satellites even in AP mode and apparently that control is only available when the WAN port is activated. Either mode (AP or router), the RBR needs to have its WAN port occupied.