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TRT1
Aspirant
Nov 17, 2020
Solved

Orbi RBK 53 wrong firmware

My RBK53 is currently running 2.7.0.70. This is apparently a USA only version of firmware, but I live in Australia. How do I switch to the international version?   I see that the 2.7.0.70 version h...
  • TRT1's avatar
    TRT1
    Feb 06, 2021

    Updated to latest firmware: 2.7.2.104. Seems now that no separate USA-only version exists, the update process works smoothly.

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 17, 2020

Download the RBS and RBR files from here on a wired PC:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/RBR50-RBS50-Firmware-Version-2-6-1-40/m-p/1997895/highlight/true#M105941

 

IF the RBS is connected to the RBR, it's best to first connect a wired PC to the RBS and log in to the RBS web page using a web browser and send the FW file here. 

Then connect the wired PC to the RBR and do same thing.

Factory reset the RBS first by pressing the reset button for 15 seconds then release. Soon after, do same thing on RBR. 
Setup from scratch. RBS and RBR should on v2.6 version of FW.