I am awating an ew orbi system which is mixed (frm Amazon). It will be the RBK 50 kit plus an RBS 40 Sat. How do I best update an RBR 50 router and two different sat (RBS 40 and RBS 50).Are there any issues using an RBS 40 with older firmware with an updated rbr 50?

You will want to have all units on the latest firmware you could see issues if the routers and satellites are on different firmware. DarrenM

Since this a new install , how do I check and then update firmware as I proceed? Can I setup with the existing firmware and then update the rbs50 and rbs40 first and then the router manually or will this happen automatically on the install. if then what? joel

The rbs40 and rbs 50 have different firmware. 2.074, and 2.056. Does that matter ? Or is the “latest” ok?

I was successfully able to sync up RBR50 with RBS50 and RBS40. I purchased 2 kits (RBK50 and RBK43). This is how I did it. 1- Setup RBR50 router2- RBS50 was already synced out of the box with RBR503- I reset first RBS40 by pressing reset button and restart it, wait for atleast 2-3 minutes after start.4- Then clicked on Sync button on RBR50, causing blinking white5- Then clicked on Sync button on RBS40, in few minutes I got solid blue on RBS40. Repeat Step 3-5 for other RBS40 satellites. This results in a spare RBR40. Waiting for Netgear to allow routers to act as satellite so I can add RBR40 as a satellite using same procedure. Hope that helps.

What firmwares did you start with ? Did you have to update the rbk firmware first including the router and then the rbs 40?

Mixed 50 router and rbs 50 rbs 40 sats firmware

11 Replies

DarrenM
Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Nov 29, 2017
You will want to have all units on the latest firmware you could see issues if the routers and satellites are on different firmware.

DarrenM
- jmschnur923
  Luminary
  Nov 29, 2017
  Since this a new install , how do I check and then update firmware as I proceed?
  
  Can I setup with the existing firmware and then update the rbs50 and rbs40 first and then the router manually or will this happen automatically on the install.
  
  if then what?
  
  joel
  - jmschnur923
    Luminary
    Nov 29, 2017
    The rbs40 and rbs 50 have different firmware. 2.074, and 2.056. Does that matter ? Or is the “latest” ok?
jmschnur923
Luminary
Nov 29, 2017
What firmwares did you start with ? Did you have to update the rbk firmware first including the router and then the rbs 40?
- aani75
  Apprentice
  Nov 29, 2017
  RBR50 and RBS50: 2.0.0.76
  RBS40: 2.0.0.58
  
  I updated both systems (RBK50 and RBK43) first before mixing them together.
  - aani75
    Apprentice
    Nov 29, 2017
    
    RBR50 and RBS50: 2.0.0.76 :
    https://kb.netgear.com/000049562/RBR50-RBS50-Firmware-Version-2-0-0-76-Hot-Fix
    
    RBS40: 2.0.0.58:
    https://kb.netgear.com/000049565/RBR40-RBS40-Firmware-Version-2-0-0-58-Hot-Fix

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