Your Orbi WiFi 6 System (RBK852) supports WAN aggregation. An aggregated WAN connection affects the connection between your modem and your Internet service provider (ISP). The benefits of WAN aggregation include seamless multi-gig connectivity and the full speed of your ISP connection for the connected device.
Note: The modem that you connect to your Orbi WiFi 6 System must support Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP).
To set up WAN aggregation on your Orbi WiFi 6 System:
- Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to your Orbi’s network.
- Enter http://orbilogin.net.
- Enter your user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays. - Select Internet.
- In the WAN Preference section, select the radio button for Multi-Gig Internet (1 Gbps + 1 Gbps).
- Click Apply.
WARNING: Wait until Step 8 to connect the devices to each other using more than one Ethernet cable. You must first you set up the link aggregation group (LAG) on each device (Step 7). If you form multiple connections between the two devices and neither device has loop prevention, you create a network loop. Network loops can slow or stop normal traffic on your network.
- Set up link aggregation on the modem that you are connecting to your Orbi WiFi 6 System.
For instructions on how to set up link aggregation on your modem, see that modem’s User Manual. - Using two Ethernet cables, connect the yellow WAN port and Port 1 to the aggregated ports on the other modem.
Note: After you connect the linked aggregate ports (WAN and Port 1) on your Orbi WiFi 6 System to the two linked ports on your modem, the Ethernet Port Aggregation Status changes from Inactive to Active.
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