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rhester72
Virtuoso
Jul 11, 2017
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Firmware V1.12.0.18 Discussion

This does indeed appear to be based on (identical to?) the last private beta V1.12.0.16 and has been released to the public.  Hope it helps!   Guest mode AP isolation finally works 100% over IPv4...
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  • martyfp's avatar
    martyfp
    Jul 11, 2017

    New Features and Enhancements:

    • Supports ReadySHARE Printer for Orbi devices that are equipped with a USB port
    • Updated the OrbiOS API to v3.14

    Bug Fixes:

    • Fixes the iOS disconnection issue.
    • Fixes the Dropcam disconnection issue.
    • Fixes the convergence issue when an Ethernet connected device moves from one Orbi to another. 
    • Fixes the issue where the Orbi app can’t find the Orbi router if the router is using IPv6 and is in AP mode.
    • Fixes the issue where the Orbi app can’t display more than 20 connected devices.
    • Fixes the issue where the installation assistant might not display if the device is connected to the Orbi network wirelessly.
    • Fixes the issue where the 2.4 GHz backhaul setting is disabled if the fronthaul MU-MIMO and TxBF is disabled.
    • Fixes the issue where IPv6 devices on the guest network can access the Orbi router’s web GUI.  
    • Includes security fixes for the following security vulnerabilities:

      PSV-2016-0133, PSV-2017-0607, PSV-2017-0615, PSV-2017-0736, PSV-2017-2190

    Download Link:

    RBR50 - http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK50/RBR50-V1.12.0.18.zip

    RBS50 - http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK50/RBS50-V1.12.0.18.zip

scornwell's avatar
scornwell
Apprentice
Jul 15, 2017

Is anyone else noticing a huge decrease in connection speed with the update? Not over wifi, but wired throughput to the internet. I have an 900Mbps connection, which reliably gave be speed tests of 750-850Mbps prior to updating to 1.12.0.18. since then both my upstream and downstream speeds have halved. 

 

I've only owned the Orbi for a couple of weeks and I have to say, for the price I'm really disappointed. The broken QOS settings, MU-MIMO issues, implicit beamforming issues and general inconsistent and poor quality of the web admin tools is what I'd expect out of a budget router, not a premium priced product. And that said, there are plenty of budget routers out there with a far better and more polished software experience. 

 

It really doesn't seem like Netgear are putting much resource into this product and unless they start to show a real commitment to this product soon, I'll be looking at cutting my losses and selling the Orbi on.

ArtLee's avatar
ArtLee
Apprentice
Jul 16, 2017

Not really. Though with some speed tests, I see brief stoppages. However, DSL reports shows this... and I have Comcast 100/5 service.