Brief magenta then long blue light on RBS50 satellite

Question

Several times last night the RBS50 satellite would flash magenta briefly and then go to blue for a few minutes before shutting off the lights completely. I'm still getting a connection on the satellite but it's at a slower, inconsistent speed. Been on&nbsp;2.0.0.74 for weeks and haven't moved the router or the satellite; no new devices added that might create RF interference. Performance when clients are wirelessly connected to the router are solid. I have recently connected our security system to the router via ethernet, but will have to see if disconnecting that has any impact. Suggestions? Reset the satellite?&nbsp;

djc6 · Answer

Interesting, I am experiencing similar issue here:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Satellite-Issues-since-Orbi-2-0-upgrade/td-p/1434490

I've had Orbi just over a year; I haven't touched satellite placement, I never had the ring light come on until Orbi 2.0 update.

Retired_Member · Answer

Move the sat closer.

creaky · Answer

The position of the router/satellite had not changed since the setup of the system so I tried something else that worked: Rebooted the satellite only and resynced it with the router; now speeds for clients connecting to the satellite are back.&nbsp;

Retired_Member · Answer

The latest branch (2.0.x) changed the range for the sats, significantly shortening it..&nbsp;&nbsp;

creaky · Answer

djc6: Have you tried power cycling the satellite? That helped with my situation.

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Brief magenta then long blue light on RBS50 satellite

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