Greetings Orbi Community, We are looking for a select group of Orbi Community members that are interested in beta testing current and upcoming Orbi firmware to help broaden our scope of use cases in real environments. We are kicking off this beta testing program with OrbiOS Rel. 2.2 that is currently available for testing. This release contains the following: Significant bug fixes for stability & performance Update on Guest WiFi Schedule usability Update as of 8/22/18: Upon further investigation the Guest WiFi Scheduling feature has been removed from this release as it requires further testing. We will reintroduce this feature in an upcoming release. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please note: This Beta Firmware is available only for RBR50 & RBS50. Beta firmware for other Orbi systems will be available soon. If you’d like to participate and provide feedback in our Orbi Beta Firmware Community please post a reply to this topic with “I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community” or send a private message to Christian_R to be granted access. By requesting to participate, you agree to share your feedback strictly within the Orbi Beta Firmware Community. You will receive a private message once your username has been added as a participant. We look forward to working with you! Orbi Team

Hello RocketSquirrel, Thanks for the mention! Yes, we are still allowing new participants. If you don't mind please give me a few hours to process the new requests. I am also working to obtain an ETA on when the new firmware will be available for general availability. :-) Back in touch soon! Kind Regards,ChristineT

Jeremyinsf wrote: So, just curious - so many of us here "I would like to participate" - has anyone heard back from Netgear with a link or further instructions? Yes - recieved confirmation ASAP last week Thursday - the new Beta firmware has been very stable and seems promising from users that have had problems in the past.

ChristineT wrote: Greetings RocketSquirrel, Thank you for your interest in participating! Are there specific issues that you are experiencing that I can ask the engineering team to confirm has been fixed in this release? Thank you kindly, Christine Yes, ChristineT, a couple of issues. Thanks for asking. 1. Setting up wired backhaul is a long, frustrating process. Instructions imply it should "just work", but users (including me) have experienced network storms and long waits for stabilization before wired backhaul begins to work. 2. Wired Orbis tend not to recover after a power glitch, bringing down the entire LAN. They require tender loving care and quite a bit of time to get back up and running. A split-second power glitch has caused me to spend 30-60 minutes baby-sitting my network to get it up again. (I now have all 3 Orbis on UPSes.) 3. The QOS GUI page confuses users because there's nothing there but a speed test.

i have century Link gig service in las vegas looking to beta test hitting about 580mps wifi

ChristineT

NETGEAR Employee Retired

Aug 15, 2018

Looking for a select group of Orbi Community members that are interested in beta testing firmware

Greetings Orbi Community,

We are looking for a select group of Orbi Community members that are interested in beta testing current and upcoming Orbi firmware to help broaden our scope of use cases in real environments. We are kicking off this beta testing program with OrbiOS Rel. 2.2 that is currently available for testing. This release contains the following:

Significant bug fixes for stability & performance
Update on Guest WiFi Schedule usability
- Update as of 8/22/18: Upon further investigation the Guest WiFi Scheduling feature has been removed from this release as it requires further testing. We will reintroduce this feature in an upcoming release. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Please note: This Beta Firmware is available only for RBR50 & RBS50. Beta firmware for other Orbi systems will be available soon.

If you’d like to participate and provide feedback in our Orbi Beta Firmware Community please post a reply to this topic with “I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community” or send a private message to Christian_R to be granted access. By requesting to participate, you agree to share your feedback strictly within the Orbi Beta Firmware Community. You will receive a private message once your username has been added as a participant.

We look forward to working with you!

Orbi Team

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in2insight
Aspirant
Sep 08, 2018
I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community

Thank you kindly.
Zeff
Aspirant
Sep 09, 2018
I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community

Thanks!
ARF
Aspirant
Sep 10, 2018
I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community
DomerIN
Guide
Sep 10, 2018
I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community
meditator
Aspirant
Sep 10, 2018
I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community
AllanSor
Tutor
Sep 10, 2018
I would like to participate in the beta test.
otter_nl
Initiate
Sep 10, 2018
Are you still looking for beta testers? I see a lot of people interested in testing (including myself), but I got no response yet.

Kind regards,

Niels
- mbruni13
  Tutor
  Sep 10, 2018
  Same here, not sure why this post is still up....
- ChristineT
  NETGEAR Employee Retired
  Sep 12, 2018
  Good afternoon Orbi Members!
  
  I believe all requests to participate have been processed. If you have not received a private message from me with the links to the Orbi Beta Firmware Community please send me a private message and I'll promptly review the status of your request.
  
  Thank you one and all for your interesting in helping us test this and future firmware releases. Your contribution is greatly appreciated!
  
  Christine
  - Wizec
    Apprentice
    Sep 13, 2018
    I’d like to participate in the beta test.
    
    Can you provide us with any estimate of when the new firmware will ship?
Mattas
Aspirant
Sep 11, 2018
Can i please participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community?

For several months I've been trying to get my orbi rbk50 to work but the wifi is losing signal all the time.
Mr_A1
Aspirant
Sep 11, 2018
If there are still openings, I would like to join this group.
leejhamilton
Tutor
Sep 11, 2018
I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community

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