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Orbi MR 2.1 Update 3/23/18
Our teams are still working through the issues, but I wanted to provide a quick update on OrbiOS 2.1. We usually wait to release our software until it's available across all Orbi product lines, but ...
I’m curious:
Doesn’t Orbi have a way to Export a config file of all of our settings, that we can simply reimport after a Factory reset?
Even if it does, I wonder then, if by doing so would just eliminate any of the benefits of doing a Factory Reset to begin with?
Also, is it just me or is it that we can only disable SSID Broadcasting from the Guest Network, but not from the main WiFi Network?
They also need to add a way to force WiFi devices to only connect to either 2.4GHz or 5GHz.
BJ
Doesn’t Orbi have a way to Export a config file of all of our settings, that we can simply reimport after a Factory reset?
Even if it does, I wonder then, if by doing so would just eliminate any of the benefits of doing a Factory Reset to begin with?
Also, is it just me or is it that we can only disable SSID Broadcasting from the Guest Network, but not from the main WiFi Network?
They also need to add a way to force WiFi devices to only connect to either 2.4GHz or 5GHz.
BJ
b1ggjoewrote:
Doesn’t Orbi have a way to Export a config file of all of our settings, that we can simply reimport after a Factory reset?
Even if it does, I wonder then, if by doing so would just eliminate any of the benefits of doing a Factory Reset to begin with?
It is worrisome that the exported .CFG file is binary and not text. To me, that suggests that importing the .CFG will, as you say, eliminate the benefits of a factory reset because it's just reading old settings back into memory. If the .CFG file were text, at least we would know what was in there and understand that the firmware was interpreting the old settings from text back into binary.
For security reasons, I presume, the config file isn't open text anymore. Most router Mfrs don't use clear text files anymore.
