Orbi Router to Satellite Connection: A Short Review

Orbi is a mesh router system which has one router and two satellites in its system. The router is simple to connect with your home modem. You just have to use the Ethernet cable and connect it to the router’s WAN port and modem’s LAN port. You will see Orbi blinking white color; it means it is ready to connect with the satellites.

Here in this article, you will learn how to connect the Orbi mesh devices to each other (router and satellite). We will provide you simple to apply steps to link the devices and then share configuration methods.

At the end of the article, you will also get to know about how to update Orbi device and how to change the admin credentials of the interface. So, let’s start the article with how to connect the router to satellites.

Connect Orbi Router to Satellites

You can easily connect your Orbi WiFi router to satellites without using any wire or cable. just follow some steps to establish Orbi network in your house.

1. Make sure the router is connected to the modem via Ethernet cable.
2. Place the satellites at your desired locations in your home.
3. Turn on the satellites and find the sync button on the router and satellites.
4. Press the Sync button on the router and then hit the same button on satellite.

The devices will connect with each other automatically. Then, you have to configure the Orbi networking device by accessing the interface through your computer.

Configure Orbi Mesh System

You need to connect the computer to the Orbi network with help of the LAN cable. After that, follow the given steps down here.

1. Find an updated web browser and open it to reach the interface page.
2. Click on the address bar and type in login URL orbilogin.net or you can use 192.168.1.1.
3. The computer screen will take you to the Orbi interface login page.
4. Here, you have to enter the username and password, which you can find in the user manual of the Orbi.
5. You will reach to the interface page, where you can easily configure Orbi mesh system.

This interface will also help you to update the firmware update and change the admin password with ease. Let’s see how you can do these using simple steps.

Orbi Firmware Update

1. Access the interface and go to the Settings.
2. Select the Firmware tab given at the end of the list.
3. In the Firmware tab, click on Search For Updates option.
4. If the new version is available then download and install it in the Orbi.

Add New Orbi Admin Credentials

1. In the interface, go in to the Settings tab.
2. Select the Admin tab and you will see username and password fields.
3. Click on the password field to edit and add new password.
4. Apply the changes by clicking on the SAVE button.

After configuring the Orbi mesh system, you will see Orbi satellite colors, which means the router and satellites, are adjusted with the modem network.

Last Section

Here, in this article, you have learned how you can connect the Orbi router to the Satellites with the help of easy steps. We have also shared steps to configure the Orbi mesh system using your computer via orbilogin.net. At the end of the article, we have also provided how to update firmware and change the admin credentials.