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nbk13nw
New Contributor
2 years ago

Technicolor CGM4981 and Orbi RB20 and satellites...

 For the life of me I cannot figure out how to get into the Technicolor CGM4981 router to change the SSID and maybe put this thing into "Bridged" mode to allow me to use my Orbi mesh system.  Either ...
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WiderMouthOpen
Esteemed Contributor
2 years ago

First put the gateway into bridge mode. See here for instructions. Next, disable the Wifi hotspot(unless you want it) to stop conflicting with your Orbi's network. See here for instructions. That is assuming you don't have any wireless TV boxes. Next, connect orange ethernet port 4(2.5Gbps) to the WAN/internet (yellow)port of your Orbi and install in router mode.