Configuration is quite limited in router mode and next to non-existent in access point mode.

Limited configuration options because it does not support VLANs.

It just makes sense that in a forced, static IP address assignment configuration - where no DHCP server calls are made out to the primary, back-bone network - that the firmware should be intelligent enough to know that the status indication where " if it is unable to obtain the IP address from the router" exists because the Router node is forced into a static IP address assignment (from within its own configuration tables), that the Ring LED should into an off state and not "throw" a false flag.

The cheap-o router only had an omni directional antenna

Oddly, despite being a cheap-o router, my existing one has better security features than the Orbi, including RADIUS authentication

This is a common problem and again disappointing as I'm trying to connect two Netgear products, and they don't work well together

The cheap-o router only had an omni directional antenna

Oddly, despite being a cheap-o router, my existing one has better security features than the Orbi, including RADIUS authentication