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Orbi RBR50 flashing red when trying to reset
My Orbi RBR50 router stopped working suddenly and can’t get my home WIFI working anymore. Have wasted about 2hrs+ now trying to troubleshoot and reset up everything as a new system repeatedly resettin...
How long are you pressing the reset button for? 15 seconds then release should do.
You can try this and see if the RBR will recover:
https://kb.netgear.com/000059633/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-TFTP-client
Try the installed Windows TFTP program as well.
If this fails, you'll need to contact NG support for additional help and information.
BKYGEAR wrote:
My Orbi RBR50 router stopped working suddenly and can’t get my home WIFI working anymore. Have wasted about 2hrs+ now trying to troubleshoot and reset up everything as a new system repeatedly resetting all my satellites and router. The router does not reset and give the normal amber color to the power led, but instead flashes 3 blinking red lights and then back to green. Does this mean the router is dead?
Thank you for posting this solution FURRYe38 . I've been banging my head against a wall trying to bring my Orbi satellite back to life and your post saved the day. Much appreciated!
Glad it worked.
Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Enjoy.
darrenaustin wrote:
Thank you for posting this solution FURRYe38 . I've been banging my head against a wall trying to bring my Orbi satellite back to life and your post saved the day. Much appreciated!