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Buffering/weak signals in other rooms
Went from Spectrum 500/20 to T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. Getting constant "very good signal" display on Arcadyan with speeds around 320Mbps downloads and 18 uploads. I have an Orbi Mesh router with 3 ...
You'll need to use the Orbi in Access Point Mode. From your description, it sounds like you just plugged it in and left it in it's original state that you were using with Spectrum.
The KVD21, as you have discovered, is not very configurable, and it will not allow you to customize or modify DHCP. If the Orbi has DHCP on as well, your network won't work well, if at all.
Also make sure you're using different SSIDs for your Orbi from what you've created for the KVD21. Using the same network names will also cause network problems. After making sure the network names are unique, you might consider making T-Mobile's network Hidden so that no one will inadvertently log on to it. You can do that under the Network tab of the phone app.
Try changing your Orbi to Access Point Mode. That will allow the T-Mobile gateway to do what it needs to do and the Orbi will handle the WiFi distribution.
¡Buena suerte!
@henry51, that's true, you can shut off WiFi if you're willing to jump through hoops to do it. You still can't shut off DHCP, so you're still stuck with the gateway not being configurable. I would prefer if T-Mobile supplied a modem, similar to a cable modem, so that I had the option to put a router that I can configure behind it. Unfortunately, that's not what T-Mobile provides, and since I'm more than satisfied with the wireless coverage of the Arcadyan KVD21 5G gateway, I've chosen to put my TPLink AX50 away.
