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Orbi RBR40 WiFi drops out
I have a base and satellite on one floor in suburban home. I use Cox cable modem for internet. I got this system July 2019 and has worked great until maybe two weeks ago. We are getting random interm...
michaelkenward wrote:The .img thing has baffled many people. There are only so many three character extensions available. Another one that Netgear likes is .chk.
The orbi router itself uses .img files and the satellites use the .chk file. In the orbi dashboard there are two separate spots. The top spot is to upgrade the router which will always be a .img file and then below that you check which satellites you want to update and use the bottom update button under the satellite listing and you select the .chk file for those and click update.
Sean
I "downgraded' the firmware to V2.3.5.32 on 3/20. Today is 3/28 and I have had no problems since I made that change. Thanks.
How do you downgrade to older firmware? Having same issue. Thanks
Jtiago wrote:
How do you downgrade to older firmware? Having same issue. ThanksAfter you downloaded what you want from the download area, head over to ADVANCED Firmware Update page and select the Manual Update. Then upload the firmware version you want to install. Repeate the same steps for all the Satellites. To access the Satellite UI, points your browser at its IP address.
Jtiago wrote:
How do you downgrade to older firmware? Having same issue. ThanksYou have to go into advanced then administration then update firmware. From there you will click on manual update.
Then click browser and find your downgraded file for the router and click upload and it will apply the firmware. If you have satellites, you do one at a time. Click the satellite you want to upgrade by ticking the box and then update and it will ask you for the firmware for the satellites and then update it.
Sean
- The main router is the rbr40 and the 3 satellites are rbk20. Will the rbr40 firmware work on the rbk20 satellites? Thanks