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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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After a lot of messing around and reconfiguring/resetting, I have currently settled on the following configuration:
Orbi Router in AP Mode- nothing plugged into WAN port, main switch plugged into one of the LAN ports
3x Orbi Satellites - each has the LAN2 port plugged into the same main switch (or connected switch) that connects to the Orbi Router on a LAN port
My actual router is a Nighthawk x10 plugged into that same main switch as everything else.
In this configuration, the Orbi router's basic attached devices page shows all 3 satellites rather intermittently. Sometimes they show as 5G, othertimes they show as wired. satelliteinfo -d wifi shows 1 or 2 but never all 3 satellites. Oddly, the status of 5G or wired never matches what is shown in the web gui.
Connected devices on the satellites vary from showing nothing connected, to some wifi clients, to a mix of wired and wireless clients.
Aside from the always on magenta LED due to the lack of anything plugged into the WAN port, funcionally everything appears to be working but it is ugly.