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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 just noticing that the beta FW that worked so great was automatically updated to this new version that some seem to be having trouble with.
I think I can recall when all this happened as it was an evening and my connection went down and the satellites were purple/red color indicating a problem. I powered down everything, unplugged the ethernet backhaul from the satellites, then powered up only the router and allowed it to come online (checked the webpage login) and then one by one turned on the satellites, waiting for them to be connected before moving to the next. After that I plugged back in my ethernet.
Online for 10 days 9 hours and counting with great WiFi and ethernet speeds.
Perhaps it's device specific?
My RKKB53 (Costco) which is the RBR50 and 2x RBS50 devices have been working without a single problem.
I saw that I had tmr update after having some issues with connections and then noticing I couldn't connect to anything that was connected with an ethernet cable to the satellite. I did what the previous post suggested, powered everything off, then just turned on the router. Then connected one satellite at a time... wifi seems okay, but still nothing can connect to the ethernet ports of my satellites.... my router is connected to a modem and my satellites are wireless... but connect devices to the satellites with what a cable. Any help is appreciated
Newbie here. My firmware is 2.1.4.10 and I installed the Orbi today and it's working fine. Someone please lay out the procedure for connecting and activating ethernet backhaul between the router and the satellite. Thank you.
Kai12 wrote:
Newbie here. My firmware is 2.1.4.10 and I installed the Orbi today and it's working fine. Someone please lay out the procedure for connecting and activating ethernet backhaul between the router and the satellite. Thank you.
Just wire the satellite to one of the router’s LAN ports. Then wait several minutes for the router to notice the new connection. It could take 5 minutes. If you have more than 1 satellite, wire 1 at a time and wait for each to be noticed.
Thank you. Unplug the satellite first...connect via ethernet...wait for connection to be noticed or just connect by ethernet without first powering down?
