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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.
Orbi Product Management
Since I am masochistic, I put my Orbi back online yesterday . Loaded the 2.1.2 beta firmware on the Orbi router and both satellites. Turned off Wifi on my R7000 router, and put Orbi in AP mode.
Got an Orbi reboot within 30 minutes while watching a video on my Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet. When that happened, the SSID disappeared completely in the tablet's Wifi settings. I was stationary having dinner when it happened - no roaming.
Later in the night, I decided to run the Orbi in AP mode on a separate SSID named ORBISUCKS, and reconfigured 4 Wifi devices to use the new SSID :
- 2 Wemo power switches
- Emotorwerks Juicebox electric car charger
- Emotorwerks/Aerovironment electric car charger
Those are all stationary plug-in devices, so there is no roaming involved whatsoever.
None of these 4 devices are running Android.
Wemo runs on DD-WRT and the Emotorwerks devices run on the Zentri platform.
Nonetheless, I just checked the logs on my Orbi, and it rebooted itself at 4:50 am, about an hour after I went to sleep.
So, I can categorically say that the reboots on my Orbi at least happen even without any Android device.
I am keeping all my other Wifi devices (2 smartphones, 1 tablet, 3 laptops) on the R7000 Wifi for now. R7000 has not spontaneously rebooted. I have about 40 more devices, but the vast majority are plug-in, not Wifi.
Well, if anyone cares, I grabbed the Orbi PRO today, and setup was flawless; also, have several ANDROID devices on my network running perfectly as well.
I know its only been about 8 hours, but, by now, my Orbi home would have had drops, if not reboots, so this might be the answer for those of you who can return your Orbi Home units, and swap them out for pros..
I had it connected as an Router, AND as an Access Point, with no issues either way..
- Actually, I am very interested in the Pro version.
I have been looking at my options today as I have just about had enough of this version.
Unfortunately I have been unable,so far, to find any actual user reviews. Review sites all seem to have their favourites and normally do not test in a home user type environment.
I have just been reading up on the Asus Aimesh as an alternative but that is very early days to get any sort of overall feedback.
So yes, I for one will be keeping an eye out for any updates on the Pro.
Good luck and hope it goes well for you.thanks; been streaming 4k videos on Kodi, and watching Dolby vision shows on netflix at the same time, with no bufferring, drops, or disconnects...so far, works better than any of the other 5 systems I have tried up to this point..
- Did the Pro require a Firmware update as part of the setup or is it running as shipped?
TIA
