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OrbiOS 2.1.1
The Orbi team at NETGEAR is aware that some users are experiencing higher than expected Orbi Router reboots, special characters in WiFi Passwords and WiFi / Internet disconnects. We believe these is...
Let me give you a quick update on where NETGEAR is with the OrbiOS.
Just before Christmas break, we paused the distribution of OrbiOS 2.1. Very soon, we're about to restart the distribution of a slightly updated version of the beta (2.1.2). In addition to the major new features introduced in 2.1 (e.g. Circle, Ethernet Backhaul), this firmware is expected to address the high CPU issue, as well as the special character in PSK issue as well as support for the Outdoor Orbi. Check Release Notes for complete list.
We are continuing to work on the issues with Google devices that have been documented in the press (several users have provided links here).
My recommendation is that you should either use the Orbi Mobile App (if you haven't seen it recently, check it out, we've made some major improvements) or the Web UI to check for new firmware or wait until your system gets auto-upgraded.
To answer your question, Stars_fan. When Orbi are connected over Ethernet backhaul, the 5GHz band becomes hot standby.
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Update: one of my satellites keeps showing a blue ring. Diagnosing.
dpaugro wrote:Update: one of my satellites keeps showing a blue ring. Diagnosing.
I unplugged and replugged it. Blue light went away after a minute or two, which is longer than the stated 10 seconds on the KB site. I'm watching uptime on that satellite. The other satellite has not exhibited problems and uptime indicates no restarts since I upgraded firmware.
dpaugro wrote:
dpaugro wrote:Update: one of my satellites keeps showing a blue ring. Diagnosing.
I unplugged and replugged it. Blue light went away after a minute or two, which is longer than the stated 10 seconds on the KB site. I'm watching uptime on that satellite. The other satellite has not exhibited problems and uptime indicates no restarts since I upgraded firmware.
All devices are running on 2.1.2 nearly 19 hours since resyncing the satellites in an attempt to stabilize them. CPU of router is presently around 11% and satellites are around 19%. Family reported no outages today.
My daughter's old Samsung Nook is on the network. Not sure if that's a version of Android I should worry about. She doesn't use it for much any more, so I could disable the antenna.
- Will be rolling back tomorrow. 2 reboots in last 6 hours. At least .74/.76 were fairly stable for me...