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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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Installed V2.1.2.12 a couple of days ago on my RBK 43 system and now have an uptime of just over two days. So far so good. Daisy chain is on, with one sat connected to the other, and one to the router. Wireless backhaul.
The biggest factor for me, I think, was moving one of the 2 satellites about 20 feet from its original location. It's in the same room as before but this meant one fewer wall between it and the Orbi router in my 2300 sq ft. house. Made a huge difference for that sat; getting up to 240 mbps on an xBox wired to the sat via a switch. The other sat, a bit closer and with fewer walls, shows up to 600 mbps on a PC with ethernet to it. And on a PC wired to my router I'm getting up to 940 mbps, according to Comcast's speed test. Somewhat lower on other test sites. (I have Comcast Docsis 3.1 gigabit).