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Is it wise to manually update Orbi to the latest firmware?
I just bought an Orbi because I wanted my WiFi to be more not less stable. The admin panel shows that the router and satellite are on firmware v2.0.1.4, and that there is no new firmware availabl...
The two versions, one posted in this forum and the one posted on the official download site are the same. Both are usable and ready to use and can be manually downloaded and installed. I recommend using IE11 or FF browser for doing the FW update. Update the satellite first, then the router, THEN, Factory reset all units including the router. Then setup from scratch. This needs to be done on this version of FW.
AlexisG wrote:I just bought an Orbi because I wanted my WiFi to be more not less stable.
The admin panel shows that the router and satellite are on firmware v2.0.1.4, and that there is no new firmware available. But when I go to the site site and read the forums I can see that there is newer firmware available.
Is this because the newer firmware is not stable, so it is not presented for automatic update? Or is this because the admin panel’s firmware checker does not work?
In general, what’s the best rule to follow if I want the system to be maximally stable? Both of the interpretations above suggest Netgear is not making the system both reliable and easy to use, which is worrying.