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Change RBS50Yv2 from extender back to satellite?
I am having difficulty changing a RBS50Yv2 from being an extender back to being a regular satellite. It currently has extender firmware version 1.0.0.56, and I can freely upgrade and downgrade among ...
Switching an RBS50Yv2 between satellite and extender mode does not require updating firmware. Please read the installation guide:
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBS50Y/RBS50Y_QSG_EN.pdf
If the firmware version on the RBS50Yv2 is not the most recent, then the firmware must be downloaded from the Support web site at https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbs50yv2/#download and the image file extracted from the *.zip file before attempting to upload it using the Firmware Update menu item.
Switching an RBS50Yv2 between satellite and extender mode does not require updating firmware. Please read the installation guide:
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBS50Y/RBS50Y_QSG_EN.pdf
If the firmware version on the RBS50Yv2 is not the most recent, then the firmware must be downloaded from the Support web site at https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbs50yv2/#download and the image file extracted from the *.zip file before attempting to upload it using the Firmware Update menu item.
Dang, I spent a couple of hours googling that question without success, and it was in the installation guide all along?? RTFM indeed. Cheers, mate!